Putin’s Latest Offer for Ukraine Peace Negotiations Rejected by US

President Putin has flagged the idea of a peace deal to end the Ukraine war before, but Western officials have long been skeptical that such offers are genuine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 29, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 29, 2023. (Sergei Bobylyov/TASS Host Photo Agency via Reuters)Sergei Bobylyov/TASS Host Photo Agency via Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that he is open to a peace deal with Ukraine has been rejected by U.S. officials who say the leader isn’t serious about ending the war.

In a Feb. 6 interview with Tucker Carlson in Moscow, Mr. Putin said he is open to negotiation but that his counterparts in Ukraine and the United States are not. The interview was the first time that a Western journalist has interviewed the Russian president since the Ukraine conflict began in 2022.