- 🇷🇺/🇺🇸/🇺🇦 New: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants peace in Ukraine to be "eternal," while reiterating Moscow's opposition to the deployment of foreign forces and its territorial claims during talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow.
"I would like peace in Ukraine to be eternal."
Putin said that any foreign troops deployed in Ukraine would be considered legitimate military targets, and claimed that Russia only recognizes the country's border as the demarcation line with Ukraine. He also said that Washington should determine whether European governments seek peace or continued conflict.
Putin also proposed a joint Russian-Ukrainian humanitarian mission in Kostiantynivka, according to a report from the meeting.