US team in Moscow for Ukraine talks as Russia takes Sudzha

A Kremlin aide says the talks are proceeding, but rejects the ceasefire proposal Ukraine agreed to.

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Special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived on Thursday morning to try to convince Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire, which Ukraine agreed to earlier this week in talks with the US.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said talks were "taking place in a calm manner" - but rejected the proposal, saying it would amount to nothing more than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military and a chance for it to regroup.

The American visit comes as the Russian military claimed to have recaptured Sudzha - a key town in the Kursk region that Ukraine invaded last year in a surprise attack.

President Vladimir Putin visited Kursk on Wednesday and met military commanders, who told him Russian troops had recaptured 86% of the area and were in the final stage of driving Ukrainian forces out.

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