Vladimir Putin has said that the outline of a draft peace plan discussed by the US and Ukraine could serve as a basis for future negotiations to end the war – but insisted Ukraine would have to surrender territory for any deal to be possible. Speaking to reporters during a working visit to Kyrgyzstan, Putin said Russia would halt its offensive only if Ukrainian forces withdrew from unspecified areas currently under Kyiv’s control. They would require Ukraine to voluntarily cede territory that Moscow has failed to seize militarily. He told the US magazine the Atlantic: “As long as Zelenskyy is president, no one should count on us giving up territory. He will not sign away territory.”

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2025 16:43 UTC