UK downplays French 'one-month truce' proposal for Ukraine

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2025-03-03

London (PA Media/dpa) - The United Kingdom has downplayed French proposals for a one-month truce in Ukraine as a minister warned a temporary pause in the fighting could give Russia time to regroup and attack again. Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard said various options were on the table but insisted no plan had been agreed after France's President Emmanuel Macron said his country and Britain were backing the prospect of a limited ceasefire. UK P......

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