Putin lays out conditions to end Ukraine war

"Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined conditions for ending the war in Ukraine,

which include written guarantees on NATO non-expansion and the partial lifting of Western sanctions, Reuters informs.
According to the report, Putin insists that Western leaders provide formal commitments to halt NATO's eastern expansion and ease certain sanctions before he agrees to any peace deal with Ukraine.
Following a more than two-hour phone call with US President Donald Trump last week, Putin reportedly agreed to begin working on a ceasefire memorandum, outlining the basic terms for a potential peace settlement." ms