Alexander Lukashenko is already in Moscow. Putin may respond to the proposal for a ceasefire on Thursday. Much of the information provided by Russian media or government representatives is part of propaganda.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military fatigues, ordered the swift defeat of Ukrainian forces in western Russia, a signal to the United States that Moscow holds the military initiative as they prepare to discuss a ceasefire on Thursday.

The Kremlin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin may address a possible ceasefire with Ukraine on Thursday. if reporters ask him about it, state agency TASS reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin was set to take questions from reporters with his Belarusian counterpart,