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We're coming to you live from London.
I'm James Menendez.
And we're going to begin once again in Russia
because the diplomatic maneuverings over Ukraine are picking up pace.
President Trump's special envoy,
Steve Witkoff has already arrived in Moscow to discuss the administration's proposal
for a 30 day initial ceasefire,
something that Kyiv's already accepted in principle.
Well,