A U.S. proposal to end Moscow's almost four-year war in Ukraine was tentatively welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, who said it "could form the basis of a final peace settlement."
Putin stated that Moscow has received the proposal and referred to it as "a new version" and "a modernized plan." Putin stated, "I think that it, too, could form the basis for a final peace settlement."
Putin continued, "But this text has not been discussed with us in any substantive way, and I can guess why." "The Ukrainian side's consent has not yet been obtained by the U.S. government. Ukraine opposes it. It seems that Ukraine and its friends in Europe are still deluded by the idea of strategically defeating Russia in combat.