Putin reportedly believes that the victories in today’s war are “enough to sell victory to the Russian people.”

Vladimir Putin allegedly prepared to stop war in Ukraine through ceasefire negotiations to arrange the current position of the Parties on the front line, Reuters report, citing highly ranking resources from those Russian political and business group that has worked or is working for the Kremlin Leader. For this story, the Reuters spoke with a total of five people working or working with Putin at senior levels in the world of politics and business.

Something to feed the people

According to the agency’s talks, if Kyiv and the West did not respond to the Russian president’s proposal, Putin was ready to continue the war.

Three resources familiar with discussions around the president said Putin “expressed frustration” to a small group of his advisers who, in his opinion, tries to discover such negotiations, and the President of Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky rejects them entirely.

“Putin may fight as long as needed, but Putin is also ready for a ceasefire to freeze the war,” said a fourth resource, a senior Russian official with knowledge of discussions at high levels of the Kremlin, the agency was told. The fifth source did not comment on the freezing of the war on the current front line.

Putin believes that the successes that have been achieved in the war are sufficient to “sell” the success of the Russian citizens, the two Reuters said they were talking. Putin understands that any new advance in the front will require another wave of mobilization, that he is reluctant to do, three of the resources said. One of the agency’s interlocutors states that the mobilization announced in September 2022 has lowered Putin’s level of popularity to the Russians.

Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov, in response to the agency’s request for comment, said Putin repeatedly clarified that Russia is allegedly open to dialogue to achieve its goals, and adding that it does not want “perpetual war.”

One source believes that while Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is in power, no deal can happen unless Russia exceeds him and made a deal in Washington.

It is reported that, according to all interlocutors, the arrangement of the agreement on all the accomplishments of the Russian Federation on the battlefield was not subject to discussion.

One of the factors that influence the Russian dictator’s perspective on the need to end the war is that as it lasts, more veterans who have difficulty fighting will return to Russia, who are dissatisfied with work after war and income prospects , a Reuters source said, possibly creating social tension.

However, all five sources reported that Putin told advisers that he had no plans for NATO territory.

It has happened

Since the end of 2023, Western media have twice reported that Putin proposed to cool down the war in Ukraine. Thus, according to The New York Times, Putin, since September 2023, “through various diplomatic channels,” it was clarified that he was willing to start negotiations with a ceasefire in Ukraine, to stop at mga posisyong kinuha. In February, Reuters reported similar “signs” from Putin, who were rejected in Washington, who did not want to negotiate with the bypasses at KYIV. The Kremlin has denied that the Russian president made such proposals.

Vladimir Zelensky has repeatedly said he is not ready to negotiate and conclude an agreement in terms of Russian authorities. Ukraine is preparing for a peace summit – an international conference dedicated to the end of the war in Ukraine, held on June 15-16 in Switzerland.

Russia was not invited to the summit. Zelensky explained this decision by saying that the Russian side will “block everything, disrupt everything.” According to him, Russia will be involved in the discussion when the main principles of the agreement are formed.

In March, Zelensky said that when Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin disappeared from his conquest since 2022, he would be ready for dialogue.

“I’m sure that when he lost his acquisition since 2022, both countries would lose confidence in it and in the state. Once this happens, he will be ready for dialogue,” Zelensky said.