Russian President Vladimir Putin would be ready to stop the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognizes "the current battlefield lines": four Russian sources told Reuters. Three of the sources, who have access to Putin's entourage, said the Russian leader had expressed "frustration" to a small group of advisers over what he saw as Western-backed attempts to stymie the Ukrainian president's negotiations and decision. Volodymyr Zelensky to rule out talks.
“Putin can fight as long as necessary, but he is also ready for a ceasefire, to freeze the war,” a high-level source who worked with Putin and is aware of the high-level conversations in the Kremlin was quoted as saying. Like the others mentioned, she requested anonymity, given the sensitivity of the issue.
Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, in response to a request for comment, said that the Kremlin chief has repeatedly made it clear that Russia is open to dialogue to achieve its goals, saying that the country does not want "eternal war" . Ukraine's foreign and defense ministries did not respond to requests for comment from Kiev.
(Unioneonline)
