Summary
- Vladimir Putin promised to order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv withdrew troops from annexed regions and dropped NATO plans.
- Kyiv sees the deal as a nonstarter, wanting to join NATO and demanding full Russian troop withdrawal.
- Putin’s proposal aims for a final resolution of the conflict and demands broader peace terms, including lifting Western sanctions.
- Russia does not fully control the annexed regions, and Putin’s conditions for peace did not include any new demands.
