That will take some doing. Putin remains uninterested in peace talks as long as Russian troops continue to gain ground in Ukraine’s east, albeit at a slow pace, and while Ukrainian forces hold seized territory in the Kursk region inside Russia, according to John Herbst, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, and other former officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his readiness to engage in direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the ongoing conflict. He emphasized that such talks should include the United States,

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said he would agree to direct talks with Vladimir Putin to end the war only if some certain people are

In an interview published on Tuesday, the Ukrainian president said that he would be willing to sit at the negotiating table with his Russian counterpart, if that was the only to "bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people.

December and January were the two bloodiest months of the entire conflict with more than 96,000 Russians killed, wounded or captured.

President Donald Trump says his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is "ready for negotiations" with U.S. President Donald Trump about how to end the war in Ukraine.

The Kremlin said contacts between the U.S. and Russia had taken place, the first time Moscow has hinted the two countries are discussing a potential plan to end fighting in Ukraine.

The U.S. is in contact with both the Russian and Ukrainian leadership about the war, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 4, calling the talks "constructive." "But we are having very good talks, very constructive talks on Ukraine.