Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has not abandoned his ambitions to fully control the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, according to BILD. According to the publication’s sources, the Kremlin is offering only a partial ceasefire — halting attacks on energy facilities and major cities in the rear — but not a comprehensive truce.

As a deadline for U.S. secondary sanctions on Russia's trading partners approaches, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir.

US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for three hours on Wednesday. While the meeting aimed to explore a diplomatic path to end the Ukraine war, the Trump administration confirmed it will still proceed with new secondary sanctions on Russia this Friday.