Russian President Vladimir Putin remains unwilling to compromise in peace talks, complicating U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a settlement, Bloomberg reported on March 10, citing undisclosed Western security officials.
Putin has deliberately set “maximalist” demands on territory, peacekeepers, and Ukraine’s neutrality, knowing they will likely be unacceptable to Kyiv and European nations, the outlet wrote.
In June 2024, Putin insisted Ukraine must withdraw from the four partially occupied regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia — as a precondition for negotiations.
Despite Trump’s claim on Feb. 24 that Putin would allow European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has rejected the idea.
Putin, according to Western officials, is prepared to continue the war if his conditions are not met, raising doubts about his seriousness regarding a…
