Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a striking claim, declaring that Russian President Vladimir Putin 'will die soon' and that his death would mark the end of the ongoing war. Zelenskyy made this remark during an interview in Paris,

Ukraine is ready for dialogue with the Russian opposition. If there are those in Russia who want to end the war, Kyiv could engage in negotiations, according to a statement from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a briefing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation will soon overwhelm and destroy the Ukrainian military, and suggested the United Nations take control of the country if the war ends. Putin made the bellicose comments,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected on Friday Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s proposal for Ukraine to have an interim government overlooked by the United Nations. Zelenskyy said that this was Putin’s way of delaying peace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday suggested placing Ukraine under temporary external governance led by the United Nations as part of efforts to negotiate a peace settlement.His proposal, seen as a bid to secure Russia's war objectives,

Ukraine accused Putin of proposing "crazy" ideas to delay further movement towards a peace deal - being championed by US President Donald Trump. The White House insisted Ukraine's governance would be decided by its constitution and people.

Donald Trump’s dressing-down of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House was a lightning strike to the transatlantic alliance, dispelling lingering illusions in Europe about whether their American cousin will stand with them to counter Russian aggression.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine would not accept any mineral rights deal that threatened its integration with the EU but said it was too early to pass judgment on a dramatically expanded minerals deal proposed by Washington.

Depending on who you believe, the war in Ukraine is either a few weeks from resolution or as far away from a negotiated settlement as it has ever been. Russian President Vladimir Putin is either sincere in his desire to end the conflict or a duplicitous goon who is using the perception of a negotiation process to gum up the works in order to bide time for more territorial gains.