India, Feb. 14 -- For nearly three years, Moscow's brutal war on Ukraine has reshaped global security, with no real end in sight. But now, Russian President Vladimir Putin is signalling he's ready to talk-just not with Ukraine. Instead, he's looking to strike a deal with US President Donald Trump, bypassing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky entirely.

As Kyiv fights for its survival, Hindustan Times spoke with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha about Moscow's latest power play, the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia's war effort, Putin's willingness to study Trump's Ukraine peace plan, the US president's threats to cut aid, the practicality of Kyiv's "victory plan," and India's role in potential peace talks.

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