INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
officials prepare for separate discussions with Ukrainian and Russian officials on a possible ceasefire.Russia has rejected a joint
U.S.-Ukraine proposal for a full, unconditional 30-day ceasefire, instead suggesting only a halt to aerial strikes on energy
negotiators has drawn scrutiny, as neither Karasin nor Beseda are part of traditional diplomatic bodies like the Kremlin or the Foreign and
Russian delegation would depart for Saudi Arabia on Sunday and return Tuesday.
