Putin proposes putting Ukraine under temporary UN control to hold elections | South China Morning Post

The Russian president also said Trump ‘sincerely’ wanted to end the long-running war

• Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine could be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords with the aim of reaching a settlement in the war, Russian news agencies reported early on Friday.

Putin, speaking in the northern port of Murmansk, also said he believed US President Donald Trump, who has improved ties with Russia, sincerely wanted to end the more than three-year conflict.
He said Russia was steadily moving towards the achievement of its goals in the conflict...