He says it’s now up to Ukraine. – We have never rejected dialogue with Ukraine, says Putin at a press conference night to Sunday Norwegian time. Putin also says he will talk to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday. “We want serious talks,” says the Russian president. – Real ceasefire cannot be excluded as a result of the conversations, he says, adding that Ukraine must now decide. Threatening Russia with new sanctions on Saturday, Ukraine and the so -called coalition of willing countries agreed on a proposal for a 30 -day conditionless ceasefire in Ukraine from May 12, a proposal also US President Donald Trump is said to have joined. If Russia says no to the proposal, stricter western sanctions, including with Trump’s support. Keir Starmer, Volodyymyr Zelenskyj, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk in Kyiv on Saturday. Photo: Stefan Rousseau / Reuters / NTB Putin’s spokesman Dmitrij Peskov blew Saturday in the threat of sharpened western sanctions, but said Russia will consider the play. Russia states that a ceasefire must not allow Ukraine to relocate its forces, and the West must stop all supplies of weapons to Ukraine, Peskov said. Published 11.05.2025, at. 00.54 Updated 11.05.2025, at. 01.14
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