INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
outlet quoted one of its sources as saying.The source added that Putin would not trade Ukraine-held territory in the Kursk region for
a year thanks to factors including softening rhetoric from Kyiv as well as the major prisoner exchange between Russia and the West.The
Russian and Ukrainian militaries were also close to a de-escalation agreement that included a mutual restriction on striking energy
those involved in the negotiations told Poyasnitelnaya Zapiska.A broader de-escalation, including a ban on the use of certain weapons and
strikes further than a certain distance from the front line, had also been discussed, the source said.But all this fell through after
believes that Kyiv used the preparations for the meeting in Qatar as a cover for its Kursk operation.Those in the Russian elite who support
peace talks are now the minority, said an official sanctioned by the West.If the West permits Ukraine to use Western missiles to strike deep
