Vladimir Putin is ready to make a massive U-turn and discuss a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-Elect Donald Trump, sources claim.
The Russian President is understood to have a list of weighty demands – one of which would be that Kyiv abandon its long-held ambition to join Nato.
Trump, who won a thumping victory in the US election in early November over Democractic rival Kamala Harris, will enter the White House in January.
The Republican has been deeply criticial of President Biden’s handling of the conflict, and has promised to end the fighting “in a day”.
The insiders, who spoke to news agency Reuters, now say Putin is open to discussing a peace deal.
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