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Ukraine's president says he supports American attempts to end the war as soon as possible.
And a day after accepting the idea of a 30 day ceasefire,
he's ready to sign the minerals deal as well.
With that, the US has resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
Ukraine as well as weapons supplies.
It's being hailed as a breakthrough in the push for peace.
But as Secretary of State Marco Rubio says, the ball is now in Russia's court.
Our guest today is the political analyst and founder of EA Worldview, Professor Scott Lucas.
Scott, what are the chances that Vladimir Putin will reject this ceasefire proposal?
And could that shake what seems to be Trump's admiration for the Russian president?
Well, that's a huge question, Stuart, but to, to answer that,
you have to go to multiple levels because you're not just talking about Trump,
you're talking about the Trump administration.
And by that I mean that Vladimir Putin,
and we're almost certain the Russians are sending
out the signals that they will not accept this ceasefire deal.