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Putin wants ceasefire with Ukraine along current front lines

2024-05-24 13:09:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Putin wants ceasefire with Ukraine along current front lines
Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to stop the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognizes the current battle lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight if Kiev and the West do not respond.

Three of the sources, familiar with the discussions in Putin's circle, said the veteran Russian leader had expressed frustration to a small group of advisers over what he sees as Western-backed efforts to derail the negotiations and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's decision. .

"Putin can fight as long as he needs to, but Putin is also ready for a cease-fire - to freeze the war," said another of the four, a senior Russian source who has worked with Putin and has knowledge of the high-level talks. high in the Kremlin.

He, like others mentioned in this story, spoke on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the matter.

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in response to a request for comment, said the Kremlin chief had made it clear repeatedly that Russia was open to dialogue to achieve its goals, saying the country did not want "eternal war ".

Ukraine's foreign and defense ministries did not respond to questions.

However, the sources said Putin, re-elected in March to a new six-year term, would rather use Russia's current momentum to put the war behind him. 

Europe's biggest land conflict since World War II has cost tens of thousands of lives on both sides and led to sweeping Western sanctions against the Russian economy./ Translated by Reuters





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