Putin assures that he is serious about trump's "peace proposals" for ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured that he is taking U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's "peace proposals" seriously. However, he also admitted that he did not know the Republican leader's specific plans.  He said this during a press conference in Astana, Russian media reported, according to UNN.

Details

The fact that Mr. Trump, as a presidential candidate, says that he is ready and willing to stop the war in Ukraine, we take it quite seriously

At the same time, the Russian leader noted that he was "not familiar with possible proposals on how he (Trump - ed.) is going to do this.

And this, of course, is the key question. But I have no doubt that he is saying this sincerely. And we support this

Context

Reuters reports that advisers to former US President Donald Trump have presented a plan according to which, if re-elected, he will provide Ukraine with additional military aid only if Kyiv agrees to negotiate with Russia.

At the same time, Washington will warn Moscow that any refusal to negotiate will lead to increased support for Ukraine.

Recall

The White House rejects a plan by Trump advisers to end the war in Ukraine by forcing Kyiv to negotiate with Russia, saying that any decision to negotiate must be approved by Ukraine and that the US will not force Ukraine to give up territory.