Good morning from the Financial Times.
Today is Friday, March 14, and this is your FT news briefing.
Intel had a rare bit of good news and Russia is playing hardball over a potential ceasefire with Ukraine.
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I'm Mark Filippino and here's the news you need to start your day.
Vladimir Putin has set some tough conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine,
but the Russian President technically supports the idea of the 30 day pause in fighting
that the US proposed this week.
So what does this current moment look like for Ukraine?
The FT's foreign editor, Alec Russell is just back from a visit to the country and he joins me now.
Hey, Alec.
Mark.
Hi.
Very good to be back with you.
So do me a favor, can you just describe the mood in Ukraine?
How tired are people of this war?
They are immensely tired of this war, Mark.
It has been going on full tilt, effectively for three years and they are bone tired.
I mean, take Kyiv, the capital, for example.
Every night some drones come over and explode over Kyiv and possibly a ballistic missile.