Putin open to Trump's Ukraine peace plan
Business Standard|November 21, 2024
Russian President rules out making any major territorial concessions
Putin open to Trump's Ukraine peace plan

Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join Nato, sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking told Reuters.

US President-elect Trump is returning to the White House at a time of Russian ascendancy. Moscow controls a chunk of Ukraine about the size of the American state of Virginia and is advancing at the fastest pace since the early days of the 2022 invasion.

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