President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia, according to three Russian sources with knowledge of the negotiations.

Vladimir Putin has demanded a "written" pledge from the West as part of an agreement to cease fighting in Ukraine. According to top Russian officials who spoke to Reuters, he wants reassurances that NATO would not further expand eastward.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that if Ukraine is not present at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in June, it will be a victory for