President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia, according to three Russian sources with knowledge of the negotiations.

Dozens of Russian military aircraft have been destroyed in an unprecedented drone attack deep inside Russia, a Ukrainian official has said, the day before critical peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv resume in Istanbul.

Vladimir Putin will attack a Nato country if he wins in Ukraine, former CIA chief David Petraeus has warned. The former US general and intelligence chief claimed Russia could invade Lithuania or another Baltic state following any success in its current military campaign.

To achieve peace in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding an end to NATO expansion and the lifting of Western sanctions against Russia. While peace talks remain stalled following a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin,

Halt to NATO expansion eastward and the end of all sanctions — these are the main demands of Vladimir Putin for ending the war in Ukraine. This information was reported by the Reuters agency, citing three Russian sources connected to the Kremlin.

As conditions for ending the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants a written pledge by Western leaders to stop NATO's expansion eastwards as well as the lifting of sanctions, three Russian sources with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Russian President Vladimir Putin a few weeks ago about the potential NATO response in the event of aggression against Poland. "If necessary, Poland will have NATO's support,

Russian President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia,

Keith Kellogg, US envoy to Ukraine under President Trump, stated this week that Vladimir Putin’s complaint about NATO’s eastward expansion is “fair,” a comment that could signal a significant shift in the US stance.