I read and even urged myself to listen some snippets, for I happen to be fluent in Russian and Ukrainian.

He stated, in his recent speech before (servile) journalist Kiselev, that he'll be ready to talks about ceasefire with the proviso that at least semblance of modernized framework of collective security in Europe should be erected instead of unending NATO expansion.

That is, old-fashioned Cold War-era agreements, not a moot rules-based slide rule in lieu of calculator app on your smartphone. ;)

Of course, Eastern Partnership in the name of Ukraine as a night land of eternal conflict is simpler to implement.

Disclaimer: I hail from Moscow, harbour a significant interest in Chinese history and culture, and greatly despise all current actors of the proxy-WWIII, to wit, Putin, Zelensky, Biden, Blinken, Borrel, von der Leyen, Johnson, et al. ;)