00:00Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said he agrees in principle with the U.S. proposal
00:07for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.
00:10But he said some of the terms still need to be worked out and that the deal should pave
00:14the way to an enduring peace.
00:17The idea itself is correct, and we certainly support it.
00:21But there are issues that we need to discuss, and I think that we need to talk to our U.S.
00:33colleagues and partners about this.
00:36Maybe we should call President Trump and discuss it with him.
00:41But the idea itself, to end this conflict with peaceful means, we support.
00:50Putin also said any deal should tackle what the Kremlin calls the root causes of the conflict.
00:56That's thought to be a reference to Ukraine's wish to join the NATO military alliance, something
01:00Moscow has said it won't tolerate.
01:03Also expected to be a topic Moscow and Kyiv won't agree on is what happens to the territory
01:08Russia seized during the war.
01:11Putin didn't mention Moscow's occupation of Ukrainian territory or the atrocities committed
01:15during the full-scale invasion now in its fourth year.
01:20Ukraine agreed to a U.S.-proposed month-long ceasefire on Tuesday only if Russia abides
01:24by it following negotiations in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
