Ukraine Latest: Putin Says He’s Ready to Talk, Blames Other Side
A rescuer extinguishes a fire in a burning shop after Russian shelling to Kherson, Ukraine, on Dec. 24, 2022.
Photographer: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images
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With Russia’s invasion into its 11th month, President Vladimir Putin said the absence of talks to stop the war is not Moscow’s fault. “It’s not we who refuse negotiations, but they,” Putin said in a TV interview. Russia is prepared to discuss “acceptable outcomes,” he added.
Air alerts sounded across Ukraine on Sunday morning after Russian fighter jets, including one capable of carrying hypersonic missiles, took off from two Belarusian air bases, an official with Ukraine’s air force said. The alarms were later canceled as the jets landed back in Belarus without incident.