Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday placed burdensome conditions on American proposals to end the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, which threaten to stall progress toward any deal.
“We agree with the proposals to stop military actions, but we proceed from the fact that this cessation should be such that it would lead to long-term peace and eliminate the root causes of the crisis,” the head of state noted.
Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 in a bid to conquer his southern neighbor and oust its leadership, which he has long accused of being run by Nazis.
Those “root causes” — which include Moscow’s opposition to Ukraine’s NATO integration and Kyiv’s Western political orientation— risk being a critical stumbling block to the chances of a successful peace deal being reached.
The Russian leader will huddle with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in a closed-door meeting at the Kremlin on Thursday night.
Putin was speaking at a press conference alongside Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
This story is being updated.
Putin puts heavy conditions on Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire plan
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