Update, Nov. 12: The Guardian reported that President Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. negotiators that Russia would target any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, and that he refused to soften his territorial demands.
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Putin Signals No Compromise on Ukraine Demands but Offers Short-Term Frontline Ceasefire, Reports Say
By Maya Wilson
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Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated that Moscow would not compromise on its hardline demands for ending the war in Ukraine during Thursday’s Kremlin meeting with United States envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, while offering a short-term ceasefire in a key frontline city, according to reports by France 24 and CNA.
The reports describe the meeting as producing no indication that Russia was prepared to soften its central demands for a settlement. Putin’s position, as reported by the two outlets, pointed to continued resistance to compromise even as he proposed a limited pause in fighting in one frontline location.
The proposed ceasefire was described as short-term and confined to a key frontline city. Neither report, in the information available to this desk, identifies the city. No further details about the proposed duration or conditions of the pause are included here.
The meeting brought Putin together with Kushner and Witkoff at the Kremlin on Thursday. The two U.S. envoys had travelled to Moscow for discussions with the Russian president, as this desk reported earlier on Thursday. That earlier report confirmed the meeting but did not establish an outcome.
The latest accounts from France 24 and CNA provide a more defined picture of the discussions: a Russian position that remained firm on demands for ending the war, alongside an offer of a limited ceasefire in a key frontline city. The reports do not establish that the proposed pause amounted to a broader agreement or a change in Russia’s overall negotiating position.
Maya Wilson
World Desk Lead, The Library Media
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