Vladimir Putin says he cannot agree to some proposals in US peace plan

Russian President Vladimir Putin, rear centre, Russian Direct Investment Fund chief executive Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev, right, attend the talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, front second left, and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, front left, at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow Picture: Alexander Kazakov/PA

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that some proposals in a US plan to end the war in Ukraineare unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating that any deal is still some way off despite intense shuttle diplomacy by American envoys.

US President Donald Trump has set in motion the most intense diplomatic push to stop the fighting since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour nearly four years ago.