Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond.
Three of the sources, familiar with discussions in Putin’s entourage, said the veteran Russian leader had expressed frustration to a small group of advisers about what he views as Western-backed attempts to stymie negotiations and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s decision to rule out talks.
“Putin can fight for as long as it takes, but Putin is also ready for a ceasefire – to freeze the war,” said another of the four, a senior Russian source who has worked with Putin and has knowledge of top level conversations in the Kremlin.
He, like the others cited in this story, spoke on condition of anonymity given the matter’s sensitivity.
This is happening at a time when Russian armor and infantry are being stalled at the north, south, and eastern fronts.
This is also happening at a time when American munitions are about to be loaded into Ukraine. (June-July.)
This is also happening as Ukraine is asking the US if they can use these Munitions inside Russia.
Yeah real shocking he wants a pause now that the Washington money firehose is back on full spray.
Don’t forget F-16 squadrons finishing training and getting online any day now…
The loss of Russian A-50 AWACS mean the air war is going to be hot this summer.
Hopefully the F-16s can take down the GPS jammers.
Putin also doesn’t recognize Zelensky as the leader now that Ukraine hasn’t had the possibility of doing their next election, so it’s a mystery who is Russia’s puppet they’re ready to negotiate with.
There are also upcoming negotiations in Switzerland, which Russia might want to sidetrack with a rearming “truce”