May 28, 2025 - President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia.

3 days ago - President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia meeting with military officers in Moscow on Monday, in a photo released by Russian state media.Credit...Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik ... Dec. 29, 2025 · With talks on ending the Ukraine war making little progress on the toughest issues, Russia issued a dramatic threat on Monday to harden its stance, linking the potential change to what the Kremlin called a failed Ukrainian drone attack overnight targeting a rural residence of President Vladimir V.

14 hours ago - In his address, Mr. Putin avoided any mention of an end to the conflict. In a stark contrast, Ukraine’s presidnt, Volodymyr Zelensky, focused his New Year speech entirely on the war.

1 day ago - Some Kremlin-watchers are skeptical about Putin accepting a deal that would cross any of his red lines. The contours of such a deal are still emerging, but the Russian side has long been clear about the main sticking points. Most recently, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ryabkov reiterated them in an interview with ABC News: No surrender of any Ukrainian territory that Moscow lays claim to, and no NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine after the war ends.

1 day ago - Putin would not end the war until he fulfilled his territorial ambitions — complete control of the four oblasts in Ukraine’s east.

September 3, 2025 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday that there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations "if common sense prevails" but that he was ready to end it by force if that was the only way.

March 18, 2025 - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald ... Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to seek a limited ceasefire against energy and infrastructure targets in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the White House.

June 18, 2025 - Ending the Russia-Ukraine war demands a shift in strategy from the Trump administration—one that compels Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate by coupling sustained pressure with pragmatic dialogue.

September 3, 2025 - MOSCOW, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations "if common sense prevails", an option he said he preferred, but that he was ready to end it by force ...

2 weeks ago - Russian President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine.

1 week ago - “Putin has no intention of ending the war against Ukraine nor is he ready to make even minor compromises at this stage,” Volodymyr Fesenko, an analyst based in Kyiv, said in a post on Facebook.

A year into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, Russia has suffered a major strategic defeat, Ukraine has achieved a major strategic victory, and the West has demonstrated a combination of resolve, unity, and cohesion that few had expected. This, however, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, is not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning.

1 month ago - Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off.

1 week ago - WASHINGTON/PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence reports continue to warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire, ...

3 days ago - ... Speaking after meeting senior Russian military officials on the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin said Moscow is continuing with its plan to capture Ukrainian regions it announced the annexation of in 2022 and is making steady progress in that ...