Russia Signals Openness to Peace with Ukraine Amid Intensified Attacks and Trump Deadline

On Sunday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is open to peace talks with Ukraine, but emphasized that achieving its military goals remains a priority. Peskov reiterated that any peace agreement would require Ukraine to withdraw from the four regions illegally annexed by Russia and to abandon its NATO aspirations, demands that Ukraine and its Western allies have rejected. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced plans for a new round of peace negotiations, although no date has been set, as Russia continues to escalate its drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.