Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to move toward a peace settlement for Ukraine but Moscow's main objective is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television in a clip published on Sunday.

Putin ‘open to peace’ despite intensifying bombardment of Ukraine - At least 57 Russian Iranian-made Shahed drones were launched at Ukraine overnight, according to officials

President Donald Trump, who has recently sharpened his tone against Russia, threatened harsher sanctions earlier this month if a peace deal was not reached within 50 days.