New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled a readiness to deploy Russian state assets frozen in the United States both to support post-war reconstruction in Ukraine and to contribute to US President Donald Trump's proposed "Board of Peace" on Gaza, in what analysts see as a calculated bid to ease pressure from Washington while reshaping negotiations over Europe's deadliest conflict since the Second World War.

Speaking at a meeting of Russia's Security Council, Putin said Moscow was prepared to commit funds from Russian assets immobilised in the United States following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. He suggested that, after a peace treaty is concluded, the remaining funds could be channelled into rebuilding Ukrain...