Putin said that he wanted to end the war - but characterised it not as Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, but a war against Russia by the West.
High-stakes US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough on Tuesday, as the Kremlin said “no compromise” had been found yet on the key question of territory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the earlier US plan, which Ukraine saw as too pro-Russian, should be the basis for talks and is unlikely to back down.