INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ticking," a German government spokesperson said at a news conference in Berlin."We still have 12 hours until the end of the day, and if the
ceasefire is not in place by then, the European side will [set in motion] preparations for sanctions," the spokesperson said.The leaders of
to a ceasefire.In a fresh twist in the stop-start peace talks process, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would travel in
person to Istanbul, where he said he would be waiting to meet Putin.The Kremlin has not responded to that latest proposal
while trying to make the other look like the spoiler to his efforts.Kyiv is desperate to unlock more of the U.S
military backing it received from Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden
Moscow senses an opportunity to get relief from a barrage of economic sanctions and engage with the world's biggest economy.Europe,
