Russian President Putin agreed to a ceasefire with Ukraine. However, if Ukraine or Western countries want to continue the war, he is also willing to do so.
This was reported by the news agency Reuters citing some senior political and business figures close to Putin. They also said that Putin is willing to go to the ceasefire in the context of being ahead of the war with Ukraine recently.
Reuters published a report on Friday (May 24).
Three top Russian figures told Reuters that Putin would not mind continuing the war for as long as necessary, if necessary. Putin agrees to a ceasefire to end the war with Ukraine.
Reuters spoke to a total of five people. One of them declined to comment on the ceasefire in the context of Russia's progress in the war.
In this regard, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the head of the Kremlin has repeatedly said that Russia has always kept the door open for negotiations. He said that Putin is willing to do everything to achieve his goals. He does not want a 'civil war'.
When asked about this, the Defense Minister of Ukraine did not comment.
Last week, a Russian economist, the Russian defense minister was seen talking to some Western military and political analysts about economic management to win the country's war.