Putin says he’s open to new PEACE talks with Ukraine…but gives cryptic message about when Russia will come to the table
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RUSSIAN despot Vladimir Putin has admitted he's open for peace talks with Ukraine again - but only "if it comes to that". The ageing tyrant welcomed Slovakian PM Robert Fico to the Kremlin before Christmas and claims the pair spoke about using Slovakia as a negotiating headquarters to help solve the nearly three-year conflict.
![[Vladimir Putin has admitted to being open for peace talks with Ukraine again]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/russian-president-vladimir-putin-speaks-959930376.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Putin said the conversations with Fico were positive as he vowed to look to end the war if the time is right for him and Russia only. Slovakia has been a strong ally for Russia compared to the rest of Europe in recent months due to the relationship between Putin and Fico.
![[Ukraine has been defending its country against the oncoming Russian army in the nearly three-year conflict]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-kupiansk-ukraine-russian-troops-959943773.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Fico has publicly criticised the EU for supporting Ukraine since Vlad's illegal invasion in 2022 with him also vowing to block Volodymyr Zelensky from joining Nato. The Slovak PM has been a key figure in trying to help reach a ceasefire deal to protect Europe from Putin's potential onslaught.
![[The devastation left by a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rescuer-works-site-residential-building-959553536.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
His latest offer has seen him say Slovakia will help host negotiations between the at war nations so a peace deal can finally be reached, Putin claims. He said Fico made it clear he would "be happy to provide their country" to Russia and Ukraine so an agreement could be struck.
![[Slovakia PM Robert Fico shaking hands with Putin last week]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/c783fa8d-6909-4d6e-9b6e-2d338c3ff031.jpg?strip=all&w=958)
Vlad was quizzed about his comments in a press conference and asked if he genuinely saw the offer as realistic. Speaking after a Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Leningrad this week the paranoid dictator said: “If it comes to that, why not?.
![[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also been briefed on the potential peace talks, Slovakia claim]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-handout-ukrainian-presidential-press-959939504.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
