US EditionPutin sees US peace plan as a starting point as he warns Ukraine’s army to withdraw
Putin called the U.S. peace plan a potential negotiation basis but demanded Ukrainian troop withdrawal, warning Russia will continue advancing if conditions are unmet.
- On Thursday, Vladimir Putin, Russian President, said the Geneva variant of a US-Ukraine plan was passed to Moscow and `In general, we agree that this can be the basis for future agreements`, with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff expected to visit Moscow early next week.
- Putin framed the talks by insisting any deal must secure international recognition of Russian gains and said it was legally impossible to sign a deal with Ukraine without it, while Moscow demands the four regions in full.
- Putin warned Ukrainian troops must withdraw or Russia will "achieve this by armed means" and said Russian forces have advanced faster with gains around Pokrovsk in recent weeks.
- Expectations for a quick deal dim after Putin's maximalist demands, as Kyiv and European allies make territorial concessions a red line and the Institute for the Study of War says a rapid Russian seizure of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent.
- The debate follows revision of the 28‑point US‑drafted plan after Ukrainian and European opposition, while Vladimir Putin said Washington is taking Russia's position into account as talks with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff continue.
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‘We will achieve this by military means.’ Putin calls Trump’s peace plan a ‘basis’ for future talks — and then demands Ukraine surrender territory.
The Trump administration has laid out a possible “basis” for a peace deal with Ukraine, but signing an agreement with the current leadership in Kyiv is “legally impossible” in Russia’s view, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Speaking in Bishkek after a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit, Putin repeated many of the Kremlin’s usual talking points about the war against Ukraine, while signalling a willingness to continue …
The Russian President took care not to frustrate his American counterpart by saying that his peace plan could "be used as a basis for future agreements" before announcing an acceleration of his offensive.
Putin signals Trump’s Ukraine peace plan could be ‘basis’ for future deal
The initial plan, which called for Ukraine to give parts of the Donbas region to Russia and slash its military capacity, was previously panned as being too favorable to Russia. Following talks with U.S. delegates in Geneva on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he agreed to "core terms" of the plan.
Putin strikes conciliatory tone - then hardens it: Kremlin signals no breakthrough on US peace plan
In his first comments on Washington's latest proposal, the Russian leader praised the plan's "basis for future agreements", but doubled down on core territorial demands and issued fresh warnings to Kyiv — a sign that Moscow remains far from accepting a deal.
The Russian President is willing to negotiate with the Americans, but he sees no reason for compromise. That is a rejection of a quick end to the Ukraine war.
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