Former Russian Foreign Minister Andrey Fedorov said Vladimir Putin “will stand on [his] positions until the end” raising fears that a potential ceasefire could be in jeopardy.

He said the three-year-long war is a “question of his life and death” for for the Russian president.

His “positions” include issues such as the “vital” demilitarisation and “denazification” of Ukraine, Fedorov said.

He added: “He will stand on these positions to the end. This creates problems, of course, for any solution at this moment as well.”