Vladimir Putin offers to halt Ukraine invasion along current front line, FT reports

Is Russia’s Putin ready to stop Ukraine war along current frontline?

Speculation abounds after a report suggested Putin could be ready to abandon plans to absorb Ukrainian regions.

It is the first major ‘handshake’ from Russian President Vladimir Putin for peace: he is prepared to draw a border at the currently occupied areas. That means that Ukraine will have to give up a lot of land and Crimea. For Zelensky, this is non-negotiable. According to Bob Deen, Eastern Europe expert at the Clingendael Institute, this is certainly a signal.

Press Review - 'Trump to let Putin keep seized land': Papers react to Ukraine peace plan

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, 23 April. A ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia appears to be making progress, albeit extremely slowly. [Editor's note: as this press review aired, it was announced that London peace talks on Ukraine involving top diplomats had been postponed, but that a meeting of lower level officials would still take place.] In France, the Bétherram sex abuse scandal continues to get coverage as Prime Minister François Bayrou's daug…

Top US officials pull out of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks in London

London talks aimed at securing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia have been downgraded and will no longer include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff.The meeting on Wednesday will instead take place among senior officials from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the US, while UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will host a bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart.Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Gen Keith Kellogg, …

Donald Trump to let Vladimir Putin keep occupied Ukrainian land in major blow to Volodymyr Zelensky's 'red line'

Donald Trump will allow Vladimir Putin to keep almost all of Russian-occupied Ukraine, in a bid to reach a peace deal and end the ongoing war.The US proposal, which is due to be discussed today in London, would be a direct blow to Volodymyr Zelensky, who last month said that his government would not recognise any occupied territories as Russian.The Ukrainian leader said that securing a peace deal would be made “difficult” if Ukrainian territorie…

"We do not intend to discuss the details publicly" said the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, last week, referring to Washington's proposals for a settlement of the conflict between...