Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 12 November 2026.Image source, EPA
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Putin sounded uncompromising and confident at his talks with the US envoys

BySteve RosenbergRussia Editor, Reporting fromMoscow
  • Published30 minutes ago

Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he wishes "eternal peace" for Ukraine.

That is the same Russian president who ordered the full-scale invasion of Russia's neighbour nearly five years ago and who continues to reject the idea of a comprehensive ceasefire.

And what, in Moscow's view, is a prerequisite for peace?

The Kremlin spelt it out after talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner: "A new, long-term architecture of indivisible security and peace."