Vladimir Putin Says Russia Is Ready To End War With Ukraine, Calling It A ‘Tragedy’

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Moscow is ready to end the conflict with Ukraine, deeming it a “tragedy.”

Putin blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the continued violence during a Group of Twenty (G20) meeting on Wednesday.

“Military actions are always a tragedy,” he said. “And of course, we should think about how to stop this tragedy. Russia has never refused peace talks with Ukraine.”

In October 2022, Zelensky signed a declaration that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia would be “impossible.”

Putin is reportedly getting ready to deliver a speech at another G20 meeting to urge world leaders to come up with tactics for ending the war.

Both Russia and Ukraine have lost thousands of soldiers since the war broke out in February 2022.

In May, a leaked U.S. military cable suggested that Putin has been receiving chemotherapy for cancer.