Putin suggests he's open to Ukraine ceasefire talks with Zelenskyy
Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled he was open to ceasefire talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy as U.S. pressure ramps up to secure a peace deal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled he was open to ceasefire talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as pressure from the Trump administration ramps up to secure a peace deal.
“We need to sort this out,” Putin told a Russian state TV reporter Monday. “Maybe even bilaterally.”
His comments came after a senior U.S. official told NBC News that this week was “critically important” when it came to securing a truce between the two sides that have been at war for more than three years since Putin launched an invasion of his western neighbor in February 2022.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov appeared to shift responsibility onto Ukraine, telling a press briefing that Kyiv “must attempt steps to clear the way” for talks. He added that Putin “has repeatedly spoken about his readiness to resolve the issue through negotiations.”
However, there is little evidence Putin has moved away from his core war goals: cementing his land grabs in Ukraine and stopping the country from joining NATO.
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