Putin says Russia is now ready for a peace agreement with Ukraine. Putin rejected ceasefire talk, demanding a lasting peace deal and security guarantees.
He responded to Zelenskiy's remarks about accepting territorial losses on state television.
Putin insisted the disputed lands historically belong to Russia, calling losses meaningless. He called widespread anti-Russian campaigns across Europe a kind of political schizophrenia.
Putin said Ukrainian conscripts are forcibly sent to the front, lowering morale. After meeting Witkoff, Putin agreed to restart fresh trilateral talks involving Ukraine.