{
  "id": 13950100,
  "title": "Kremlin rejects 60-day ceasefire for Ukraine’s elections — but says it might not strike ‘on election day itself’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/kremlin-rejects-60-day-ceasefire-for-ukraines-elections-but-says-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:37:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/12/kremlin-rejects-60-day-ceasefire-for-ukraine-s-elections-but-says-it-might-not-strike-on-election-day-itself"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian officials have rejected a proposed 60-day ceasefire for Ukraine to allow presidential elections to be held. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia will not agree to such a ceasefire, though he did not rule out the possibility of suspending strikes on the day of the vote itself. Peskov suggested that if Ukraine proceeds with the elections, the president of the Russian Federation, as the supreme commander-in-chief, would be prepared to issue an order to cease strikes specifically on election day. The proposal was advanced by U.S. President Donald Trump, who called for Ukraine to \"get a new president\" capable of making a deal. Ukrainian President Zelensky responded by suggesting that Trump convey Ukraine's request for a 60-day ceasefire to hold elections to Russian President Putin.",
  "summary": "Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia will not agree to a 60-day ceasefire to allow Ukrainian authorities to hold a presidential election.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Kremlin has nothing to say on Trump's energy ceasefire, rejects Zelensky's truce proposal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/kremlin-has-nothing-to-say-on-trumps-energy-ceasefire-rejects",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:45:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "European allies publicly back Zelensky after Trump says Ukraine needs a new president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/european-allies-publicly-back-zelensky-after-trump-says-ukraine-needs",
        "published": "2026-10-12T12:32:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}