Vladimir Putin does not want a deal, and the sweetness of being begged to entertain one is something the Russian president relishes. Five hours of US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law meeting with the Kremlin head seemed to yield little publicly.

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin have graced billboards across India in recent weeks. One caption reads: “The dialogue began decades ago. We’re just turning up the volume.” Another hails the “old friendship” between the two nations.

President Donald Trump said that the Moscow talks on resolving the war in Ukraine were “reasonably good” and that his negotiators say Putin wants an agreement.

Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is set to meet with President Vladimir Putin today, the Kremlin said, after what U.S. officials described as "very productive" talks with Ukraine. He is expected to lay out for Putin a version of the peace plan that has been agreed with Kyiv, hoping the Russian leader will compromise on his hardline demands.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in India LIVE: In his opening remarks, Modi said India is not “neutral” in this situation and that the country supports peace and wants the fighting to stop.

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