Vladimir Putin

"It's not the author of the letter I need to respond to, but our soldiers on the frontline…I say to them: keep at it, brothers!"

"The offer did not come across as sincere and he currently saw no point in meeting."

"the offer did not come across as sincere and he currently saw no point in meeting."

"The only point in this is for the Ukrainians to stop the advance of our armed forces."

"Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks."

"Claims the Russian economy was struggling amid the ongoing military operation in Ukraine were 'wishful thinking'."

"My country is open for a compromise on Ukraine in line with understandings reached during my summit with President Trump in Alaska."