INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to end the war in Ukraine along the current front lines as part of peace talks with the United
States, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing multiple sources familiar with the negotiations.During a meeting in St
Petersburg earlier this month, Putin reportedly told U.S
three years that Moscow might walk back its maximalist war aims, though European officials who spoke to the newspaper warned the move could
reclaim occupied territory through military means, while Russia would pause its current offensive operations.Sources cited by FT said Putin
may be willing to retreat from his earlier demand for full control over all four contested regions, provided Washington agrees to more
and European officials are due to meet in London on Wednesday to discuss the proposals
Among other things, the U.S
has suggested deploying a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine to monitor a ceasefire along a proposed demilitarized zone.On Sunday,
will visit Russia later this week, though he did not specify what day he would arrive, nor did he say whether the Trump envoy would meet
with Putin.Some have suggested that the Kremlin leader is stalling ceasefire negotiations until Russian forces completely regain control of
the southwestern Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces launched a surprise incursion last August
continuing counteroffensive operations to clear the border region of Ukrainian forces.Konstantin Remchukov, the editor of the
