Russia, Putin. Russian president vladimir putin said on thursday that he was ready to compromise over ukraine in possible talks with u.s. Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as western powers bolstered ukraine's arsenal.
Is russia preparing to invade ukraine? Putin of russia on thursday tried to paper over or shift the blame for recent setbacks at home and in the middle east, while making a fresh appeal to. “we have always said that we are ready for both.