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    The leaders of Italy and Germany have strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine, as dozens of countries gathered at a summit in Switzerland to discuss ending the conflict.Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the Russian president’s plan “propaganda” which effectively suggested that Ukraine “must withdraw from Ukraine”.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed it as a “dictatorial peace”.On Friday, Mr Putin claimed he would agree to a ceasefire if Ukraine withdrew troops from four regions which Russia partially occupies and claims to have annexed.Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, told the BBC at the Swiss summit that there would be “no compromise on independence, sovereignty or territorial integrity”.Mr Putin revealed his terms ahead of the two-day Summit on Peace in Ukraine which is aimed at discussing the basic principals for ending the war.More than 90 countries and global institutions are attending the event.

    "Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused the Russian president of “spinning a phoney narrative about his willingness to negotiate”.He added that countries helping Russia with weapon supplies “are on the wrong side of history”.

    “We think that can happen at the second summit at the level of leaders,” he said.Mr Putin has already ruled out any kind of peace process on Ukraine’s terms.

    The four Ukrainian regions he wants Ukraine to withdraw from are only partially occupied by Russia, which claims to have annexed them in 2022.

    The voting process held then was denounced in Ukraine and the West as a sham.European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said that “freezing the conflict today with foreign troops occupying Ukrainian land is not an answer”.

    “In fact, it is a recipe for future wars of aggression,” she said.Mr Putin’s terms for a ceasefire were branded “offensive to common sense” by Ukraine.


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