Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Putin says he will only meet Zelensky once lasting peace deal agreed while claiming conflict is ‘coming to an end’ Russian President Vladimir Putin stated he believes the war is "coming to an end" and expressed openness to negotiating new European security arrangements, suggesting former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder as a potential mediator. However, this proposal was rejected by many European leaders, including Germany and the Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, citing Schröder's close ties to the Kremlin. A three-day ceasefire, announced by US president Donald Trump, was quickly followed by mutual accusations of violations from both Russia and Ukraine .…