Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRussian President Vladimir Putin has stated his readiness for peace talks with Ukraine, following recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure. Putin claimed that Ukraine's attacks, which have caused fuel shortages and doubled this year, are intended to “destabilise society”. He suggested that any negotiations should proceed based on agreements previously reached in Istanbul, which he asserted the Ukrainian delegation had initially accepted. The Russian leader criticised strikes against civilian infrastructure, questioning their aim to create uncertainty about the Russian armed forces' actions. Concurrently, Ukraine's UN envoy, Andrii Melnyk, warned that Kyiv might reconsider its current ceasefire proposal if there is no significant international effort to end the conflict. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Putin says ‘ready for peace talks’ after Kyiv’s attacks on refineriesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Putin ‘ready for peace talks’ after Ukraine strikes key Russian sites
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRussian President Vladimir Putin has stated his readiness for peace talks with Ukraine, following recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure. Putin claimed that Ukraine's attacks, which have caused fuel shortages and doubled this year, are intended to “destabilise society”. He suggested that any negotiations should proceed based on agreements previously reached in Istanbul, which he asserted the Ukrainian delegation had initially accepted. The Russian leader criticised strikes against civilian infrastructure, questioning their aim to create uncertainty about the Russian armed forces' actions. Concurrently, Ukraine's UN envoy, Andrii Melnyk, warned that Kyiv might reconsider its current ceasefire proposal if there is no significant international effort to end the conflict. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Putin says ‘ready for peace talks’ after Kyiv’s attacks on refineriesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
