Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday that there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations "if common sense prevails," but that he was ready to end it by force if that was the only way.

Speaking in China at the end of a visit there, Putin said he perceived "a certain light at the end of the tunnel" given what he said were sincere efforts by the United States to find a settlement to Europe's biggest land war since the Second World War.

"It seems to me that if common sense prevails, it will be possible to agree on an acceptable solution to end this conflict. That is my assumption," he told reporters in Beijing.

"Especially since we can see the mood of the current U.S. administration under President Trump, and we see not just their statements, but their sinc

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