Putin may be open to cease-fire with Ukraine after nearly 2 years of war: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin has quietly signaled through diplomatic communications that he may be open to a cease-fire in the nearly two-year-long war with Ukraine despite the public bravado for dominating Kyiv. Putin has been suggesting through intermediaries since September that he may be willing to accept a deal that “freezes the fighting along the current lines,” according to a report by the New York Times, citing two former senior Russian officials along with American and international officials. It’s unclear whether Ukraine’s leaders, who have vowed to take back all...