According to sources familiar with the situation, the Russian president proposed stopping the fighting on the current front line as part of efforts to reach a peace agreement with US leader Donald Trump.

The article also says that during a meeting with Donald Trump's special envoy Stephen Witkoff in St. Petersburg in early April, Vladimir Putin said that Moscow could abandon its claims to the territories of four regions that partially remain under Kiev's control and retain only those territories that Russia already controls.

However, FT sources claim that the Russian president is potentially ready to abandon his demand for full control over the four frontline regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia if the United States makes broader geopolitical concessions to Moscow, for example, recognizes its control over Crimea and prevents Ukraine from joining NATO.

"Hard work is underway. We are negotiating with the Americans. The work is complex and time-consuming, so it is difficult to expect immediate results. And this work cannot be carried out publicly," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is also quoted as saying by the publication.

According to the Financial Times, Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement between Russia and Ukraine by April 30 in order to declare the fulfillment of his peacekeeping mission in the first 100 days of his presidency. 24.kg.

Dmitry Peskov advised to focus on the primary sources: "A lot of fakes are being published now, including those published by reputable publications."