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Donald Trump has piled the pressure on Vladimir Putin to accept a ceasefire deal after saying "it's up to Russia now".

The US president was speaking in the Oval Office after welcoming Irish prime minister Micheal Martin, and said "hopefully we get a ceasefire".

He also confirmed a US team is travelling to Russia "right now" following reports his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow this week to present the deal.

Pressure was also applied by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on "everyone" to be part of a union to make Russia be compelled to accept peace, adding "everything depends on whether Russia is willing to do so".

Earlier, the Kremlin said it will not decide on the ceasefire until it hears from the Americans, but Trump also had a warning for Russia, saying "there are things you could do in a financial sense that would be very bad".

But over on the battlefield, Putin visited the frontlines in Kursk for the first time since the Ukrainian invasion last summer as his forces claim advances in the region.

The Russian president, dressed in camouflage, called on his troops to defeat the enemy and completely liberate the region.

He also said enemy troops captured in the region will be treated as terrorists.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's top army commander said troops will continue the operation in Kursk for "as long as appropriate and necessary" as he accused Russia of trying to oust Kyiv from the Kursk region and shift fighting into Ukrainian border territories.

Back in the UK, the Foreign Office summoned the Russian ambassador as the diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.

It accused Russia of trying to drive the British embassy in Moscow towards closure, and said "the depths to which Russia sinks can only be met through strength" as it revoked accreditation for a Russian diplomat and their spouse.

Earlier today, our security and defence analyst Michael Clarke answered your questions on the war in Ukraine, with the implications of Russia's pending response to the ceasefire among the topics discussed.

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