Putin pledges truce if Ukraine exits occupied areas and drops NATO bid

Putin demands more Ukrainian land to end war; Kyiv rejects 'ultimatum'

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow, demands Kyiv swiftly rejected as tantamount to surrender.

Ukraine rejects Russia's demands it drop NATO ambitions and hand over four provinces

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will only end the war in Ukraine if Kyiv agrees to drop its NATO membership ambitions and hand over four provinces Moscow claims as its own — demands it has rejected.

Vladimir Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it

Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military alliance and has demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from all of its territory.

Russian President Putin, according to his own statements, is willing to hold peace talks with Ukraine under certain conditions. Russia is open to this and would also stop the fighting if Ukraine, among other things, gives up its efforts to join NATO, said Putin. Kiev and NATO, however, suspect a deception maneuver.

Putin outlines two conditions for Ukraine ceasefire and says negotiations could begin 'as early as tomorrow'

Putin's demands - which sit completely at odds with Ukraine's desired terms - were slammed by Kyiv as 'absurd'

Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine and to begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what…