Putin has ruled out any significant territorial concessions and demands that Kyiv abandon its NATO membership ambitions.

U.S. President-elect Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, is returning to the White House at a time of Russian ascendancy. Moscow controls a chunk of Ukraine about the size of the American state of Virginia and is advancing at the fastest pace since the early days of the 2022 invasion.

A report by Reuters claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump across the negotiation table to discuss Ukraine ceasefire deal. The report citing sources claimed that Putin has put forward two conditions for the deal.