MOSCOW, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia is ready to reach an agreement with Ukraine through peaceful means and is willing to accept compromises.
At a meeting with heads of major international news agencies attending the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said Russia remains prepared to pursue a negotiated settlement based on a framework discussed with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in Anchorage in August 2025.
He said Russia is ready to accept the compromises discussed at the meeting and expressed hope that the Ukrainian side would also agree to them.
Meanwhile, Putin said Russian troops are advancing along the entire line of contact and have taken complete control of the Luhansk region, 85 percent of the Donetsk region and 80 percent of the Zaporizhzhia region.
He said there is no need for a suspension of hostilities to begin negotiations on Ukraine, and it would be better to stop the war as a whole rather than reach a ceasefire.
The Russian president also said that potential agreements between Russia and Ukraine will be "historical documents." ■
