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A quick resolution looks unlikely after Putin repeated his hardline terms, saying the war will only end once the Ukranian forces pull back from the areas that they occupy.

Welcome to Rzeszow, a key hub for refugees and humanitarian support some 65 miles from Ukraine.

Putin declared Ukraine's government illegitimate and dismissed talks with Kyiv, demanding troop withdrawal from claimed territories. He called Trump's peace ideas negotiable and insisted Ukraine be barred from NATO as the war endures.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims as its own, warning that

The blast, on October 8, 2022, ripped through part of the 19-km bridge, killing five people and damaging what was then a key supply route for Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. Ukraine's domestic intelligence agency later claimed responsibility for the attack.

"Ukrainian troops must withdraw from the territories they hold" for fighting to cease, Putin said, or "Russia will achieve its goals by armed means"

Russia controls nearly one-fifth of Ukraine's territory. The Russian forces are currently fighting the Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine.

Putin stated that the US and Ukraine's draft peace plan could form the basis for ending the Ukraine conflict, but Russia will keep fighting if no deal is reached.

Russian maps show Pokrovsk under Moscow's control and Ukrainian troops encircled in neighbouring Myrnohrad.

The Trump peace plan calls for Ukraine to cede Donbas to Russia, while fighting will freeze on the front lines at their current positions.