Russia's point man for relations with the United States said on Monday that all of President Vladimir Putin's conditions must be met in full before the war in Ukraine can end, suggesting Moscow is playing hardball with U.

The Russian envoy to the United Nations said Russia was waiting for "appropriate signals" from Washington on contacts with Moscow. Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said Russia was ready for talks with the US on Ukraine "on an equal basis", in comments to the Russia’s state-run news agency RIA.