On a visit to India, the Russian leader said Moscow would take part of Ukraine by force if Kyiv’s troops did not withdraw from the region.

Comments to Indian media seem to contradict Trump report that negotiators got the impression he wanted to 'make a deal'.

The Russian leader's comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks.

On a visit to India, the Russian leader said Moscow would take part of Ukraine by force if Kyiv’s troops did not withdraw from the region.

Russia's Vladimir Putin tossed a wrench into a tenuous U.S.-led effort to secure an end to the war by issuing an ultimatum to Ukrainian forces.