According to Reuters, which refers to four Russian sources, Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown a willingness to stop the war in Ukraine on the current front line. However, such a military stop will depend on the conditions that Kyiv and the West will agree.
"Putin can fight as much as it will be needed, but it is ready for ceasefire - to freeze the war," - said a high -ranking Russian source.
In the near circle of advisers, Putin "expressed disappointment that, in his opinion, the West was trying to disrupt the negotiations, and the decision of Zelensky to exclude negotiations", writes the newspaper.
Peskov stated that Putin "repeatedly made it clear that Russia was open to dialogue to achieve its goals" and Russia did not want a "eternal war".
The sources of the publication report that Putin, re -elected in March for a new six -year term, would prefer to use Russia's current initiative at the front to leave the war behind.
Based on their knowledge of conversations in the Kremlin's higher ranks, two sources stated that Putin believes that success in the war was already enough to sell it as a victory for the Russian people.
And new achievements will need another nationwide mobilization, which he does not want to fear the dissatisfaction of the population.
"Putin will say that we have won that NATO attacked us and we have retained our sovereignty that we have a land corridor to Crimea, and this is true," the source said.
Another factor that affects the Kremlin's head point of view that the war should end is that the longer it is delayed, the more veterans returned to Russia, dissatisfied with the work and prospects of income, which potentially creates tension in society, said one of the sources.
In the absence of ceasefire, Putin wants to seize as much territory as possible.
“Russia will move on. Putin will slowly conquer the territory until Zelensky prompts you to stop, ”the source said.
Putin expects that more than Russia's population will support a numerical advantage in the Russian Federation even without mobilization.
At the same time, all five sources of Reuters reported that Putin told advisers that he had no plans for war in NATO.
