The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin has reviewed Volodymyr Zelensky's open letter proposing direct talks, a ceasefire and renewed peace negotiations as efforts to end the Ukraine war remain stalled.

Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to try to change the narrative around the conflict. Russia’s warning to carry

MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about an open letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia news outlet on Friday.

Zelenskiy does not share that optimism. On Monday, he said: "Russia has no intention of ending this war. And we are, unfortunately, preparing for new attacks."

Several diplomatic efforts to reach a peace agreement in Ukraine have failed during the war, which is now in its fifth year. The two sides blame each other for the lack of a deal, and now the Kremlin is going as far as saying that the war could be over by the end of the day.

Putin's spokesperson even had the audacity to call Ukraine's occupied territories "Russian regions".

By Guy Faulconbridge ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 2 (Reuters) - A right-wing U.S. influencer, a serving U.S. official and a German retail billionaire are due to attend President Vladimir Putin's "Russian Davos" on Wednesday as the Kremlin grapples with stalled growth and a confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war.

In a devastating series of overnight attacks between June 1 and June 2, Russia intensified its military aggression against Ukraine, resulting in one of the bloodiest episodes of the conflict. The assaults claimed the lives of over a dozen individuals.