Putin Says Russia Ready for Peaceful Agreement with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine through peaceful means and is ready to make a deal.

At a meeting with heads of major international news agencies attending the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said Russia remains prepared to pursue a negotiated settlement based on a framework discussed with US President Donald Trump during a meeting in Anchorage in August 2025.

He said Russia was ready to accept the agreements discussed at the meeting and expressed hope that the Ukrainian side would also accept them.

Meanwhile, Putin said Russian troops are advancing along the entire line of contact and have taken complete control of the Luhansk region, 85 percent of the Donetsk region, and 80 percent of the Zaporizhzhia region.

He said there is no need for a suspension of hostilities to begin negotiations on Ukraine, and it would be better to stop the war as a whole rather than reach a ceasefire. The Russian president also said that potential agreements between Russia and Ukraine will be “historical documents.”