Moscow, April 26 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow is willing to resume peace talks with Ukraine "without preconditions," the Kremlin said on Saturday, according to media reports.

He added that Putin has "repeated the same several times" in recent months.

Following his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome, Trump raised concerns about Putin's intentions in a post on Truth Social.

Trump criticised Putin for launching attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine in recent days, saying, "Maybe he doesn't want to stop the war."

"It makes me think that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war, he's just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through 'Banking' or 'Sec...