THE Kremlin has mocked Trump’s 50-day deadline to strike a peace deal – and may demand even more Ukrainian territory instead of laying down arms. Putin will keep terrorising Ukrainian

And it is Moscow who currently controls around a fifth of Ukraine’s sovereign land, and is continually trying to push forward to take more. According to the US, more than 1.2 million people have been killed or injured since the war begun.

Russia says it’s open to peace—but only if Ukraine and the West accept new territorial realities. President Vladimir Putin has told France’s Emmanuel Macron that any ceasefire must reflect the current map,

One of Vladimir Putin's closest allies has outlined a series of demands Russia wants met to bring an end to its brutal war in Ukraine. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has insisted that any agreement to halt the violence cannot be reached unless the "root causes of the conflict" are "eliminated".

Putin's tough stance on a Ukraine peace plan shows his resolve on Russia's demands Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Russia - Land of Opportunities Supervisory Board at the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Russia - Land of Opportunities Supervisory Board at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin ...