Putin Signals Willingness to Hold Bilateral Truce Talks With Ukraine

The Russian leader’s remarks follow the recent expiry of a 30-hour Easter cease-fire.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on March 14, 2025. Aleksey Babushkin / POOL / AFP

Moscow is open to holding talks with Ukraine with a view to reaching a conditional cease-fire, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

“We have always said that we treat any peace initiative positively,” Putin said in remarks to the Russian press on April 21, which were later published on the Kremlin’s website.