"Putin's Backchannel Signals: Is America Ready to End Ukraine War?"

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly testing the waters for talks with the United States to end the war in Ukraine and is open to dropping opposition to Kyiv joining NATO, according to a Bloomberg report. However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied these claims. US officials have stated they were not aware of any overtures by Russia. This comes amid concerns of a potential conflict between Russia and NATO, with the UK government estimating a one-in-four chance of a Russian attack on one of its allies in the next two years.