Published May 24, 2024
- Russian sources claim Putin is ready for a ceasefire if Russia can keep its territorial gains
- Volodymyr Zelensky has said peace on Russia’s terms is a non-starter
Russia‘s Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine if a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines can be agreed, Russian sources claim.
Three of the sources, familiar with discussions in Putin’s entourage, told Reuters the veteran Russian leader had expressed frustration to a small group of advisers about what he views as Western-backed attempts to stymie negotiations and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s decision to rule out talks.
‘Putin can fight for as long as it takes, but Putin is also ready for a ceasefire to freeze the war,’ said another of the insiders, a senior Russian source who has worked with Putin and has knowledge of top level conversations in the Kremlin.
He, like the others cited in this story, spoke on condition of anonymity given the matter’s sensitivity.
Reuters spoke to a total of five people who work with or have worked with Putin at a senior level in the political and business worlds.
The fifth source did not comment on freezing the war at the current frontlines.
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SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk
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Published May 24, 2024
President Vladimir Putin is seeking to negotiate a ceasefire deal with Ukraine that recognizes the current battlefield lines, Reuters reported Friday, citing several anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
Reports about Putin’s alleged interest in seeking some kind of truce agreement have circulated for months, but the latest comes as Moscow wages a new offensive against northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region — which has led to the evacuation of some 11,000 Ukrainian civilians from the impacted areas.
“Putin can fight for as long as it takes, but Putin is also ready for a ceasefire — to freeze the war,” a Russian source who has worked with Putin and has knowledge of insider talks was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Another source suggested that a ceasefire deal recognizing current battlefield lines could allow the Kremlin chief to tell Russians: “We won… NATO attacked us and we kept our sovereignty… we have a land corridor to Crimea.”
