Putin proposed a ceasefire in the current frontline area, stating for the first time that he might abandon the highest demand for military action.

Odaily Odaily reported that according to the Financial Times, people familiar with the matter said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed to stop the offensive against Ukraine on the current front as part of efforts to reach a peace agreement with Trump. Three of the people familiar with the matter said that Putin told Trump's envoy earlier this month that Moscow could give up its sovereignty claims over four partially occupied regions of Ukraine that are still under the control of Kiev. The United States has since proposed possible solutions, including Washington's recognition of Russia's ownership of the Crimean Peninsula and its actual control over at least parts of the four regions it currently controls. This is the first time since the conflict broke out three years ago that Putin has officially stated that Russia may give up its top demands for military action. But European officials warned that Putin may use this apparent concession as bait to induce Trump to accept Russia's other demands and impose them on Ukraine as a fait accompli. One of them said: "Kiev is under a lot of pressure now to give up something so that Trump can declare victory."