Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines, sources say


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Open this photo in gallery: Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 23, 2024.YURI KOCHETKOV/Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognizes the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond. Three of the sources, familiar with discussions in Putin’s entourage, said the veteran Russian leader had expressed frustration to a small group of advisers about what he views as Western-backed attempts to stymie negotiations and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s...