{"id":16660,"date":"2026-05-09T08:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=16660"},"modified":"2026-05-09T08:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:34:26","slug":"russias-acceptance-of-ceasefire-a-positive-step-towards-the-us-slutsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=16660","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Russia&#8217;s Acceptance of Ceasefire a Positive Step Towards the US: Slutsky<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow. Senior Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky has described Russia&#8217;s agreement to a ceasefire with Ukraine from May 9 to 11 as a positive step towards the American side.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Russian news agency TASS, Slutsky stated that the willingness of the United States to remain a mediator in the Ukrainian settlement can only be welcomed. 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