Key facts
- Putin indicated Russia would not compromise on its hardline demands to end the Ukraine offensive, during a Kremlin meeting with US envoys.
- Putin offered a short-term ceasefire in a key frontline city, without naming the city in the report.
- Putin said he would not water down demands to control parts of Ukraine Russia claims to have annexed.
- Putin ruled out foreign peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, saying such a deployment would be a continuation of war.
Vladimir Putin indicated on November 12, 2026 that Russia would not compromise on its hardline demands to end the war in Ukraine, but offered a short-term ceasefire in a key frontline city during a Kremlin meeting with US envoys.
The Russian president said he would not water down his demands to control parts of Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed. He also ruled out agreeing to foreign peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, describing such a deployment as a continuation of war.
The report did not name the frontline city covered by the ceasefire offer, and the account of the meeting was cut off after the reference to Washington's envoys.