Putin Says No Final Peace Plan Draft Yet But Open to Talks

Emergency services at the site of a Russian attack on a residential building in Ternopil, Ukraine, on Nov. 19.Photographer: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump’s proposals for ending the war in Ukraine could be the basis for future agreements, but no final version exists yet, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, while signaling an openness to talks.

“In general, we agree that this can form the basis for future agreements,” Putin said Thursday during a news conference in Kyrgyzstan following the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit. “But it would be impolite of me to talk about any final versions now. There are none.”