 Putin wants to negotiate with the U.S. to end the war in Ukraine. Bloomberg published material claiming that Russia's President Vladimir Putin is testing the waters for the United States' willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, two people close to the Kremlin stated that, via indirect channels, to signal that Putin is open to discussion, including potentially on future security arrangements for Ukraine. According to the same source, in December 2023, senior U.S. officials were given signals about the Russian leader's willingness to negotiate through an intermediary they declined to identify. Putin, they said, may be willing to consider dropping an insistence on neutral status for Ukraine and even ultimately abandon opposition to eventual NATO membership. Bloomberg writes. The agency interviewed U.S. officials including Adrienne Watson, a representative of the White House National Security Council who claimed they were unaware of the existence of signals from Putin. They emphasized that they see no signs of the President of the Russian Federation being serious about any negotiations. But Bloomberg suggests such information could help sow division among Ukraine's allies isolating Kiev and undermining President Volodymyr Zelensky's efforts to win support for his peace formula, which calls for full Russian withdrawal. In this context, the publication mentions the difficulties with the adoption of additional assistance for Ukraine in the U.S. Congress and in the European Union.