Vladimir Putin wants 'lasting peace' with Ukraine as despot says he's ready to meet Trump
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Russian despot Vladimir Putin has claimed he wants a "lasting peace" with Ukraine and that he is ready to meet incoming US President Donald Trump. Putin made the claim during a four-hour long Q&A at the Kremlin on Thursday. The tyrant launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 leading to tens of thousands of deaths on both sides and widespread destruction in the country.
He added he would be ready to meet Trump who claimed in the race for the White House suggested he could end the war within 24 hours. The Republican has not elaborated on how he aims to achieve this, although critics believe it would entail allowing Putin to retain control of the eastern regions of Ukraine that he illegally annexed.
According to The Sun, Putin said he and Trump would "have things to discuss," although he stressed he had not contracted the President-elect. The despot added: "Politics is the art of compromise. We have always said that we are ready for both talks and compromise.".
Putin then bragged he believed Ukrainians would want to give up the fight. He continued: "Soon, those Ukrainians who want to fight will run out, in my opinion, soon there will be no one left who wants to fight. We are ready, but the other side needs to be ready for both negotiations and compromises." The Russian president said he believed a ceasefire with Ukraine would allow Kyiv to "strengthen its troops" and give the country a window to bring in reinforcements and ammunition.
Putin's comments are a change of tune from his previous hard line that he would not enter into any negotiations and that annexed regions of Ukraine were parts of Russia. He added any peace talks should be based on the "situation on the ground," meaning the areas currently under Russian control.
