A Ukrainian politician has said that Vladimir Putin "needs to be punched by the West" if he is to ever get to the negotiating table. Speaking exclusively to GB News, Oleksandra Ustinova explained that Ukraine's cross-cooperation "shocked" Putin,

The West must put pressure on Vladimir Putin to make him "abandon his goals in Ukraine." The aggressor must feel the pain of sanctions, stated Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, according to The Guardian.

NATO must "expect the unexpected" and prepare for a Russian attack, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, the alliance's military committee chief, said in Brussels last January. Meanwhile, intelligence and military officials have warned in recent weeks that NATO member states must be ready for a potential conflict with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukrainian officials to finally bring an end to the war, which was a welcome sign for Kyiv.

But the war also changed Russia itself far more than most outsiders grasp. No cease-fire, not even one brokered by a U.S. president fond of his Russian counterpart, can reverse the degree to which Putin has made confrontation with the West the organizing ...

“This bill sends a clear message: bullies have a price to pay for their actions. Vladimir Putin and Russia must face serious consequences for their destructive and unprovoked war on Ukraine.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is pleased to see that Russia is finally engaging with finding an end to the war, but there must be a ceasefire before peace talks can start