Overview

• Speaking at the Valdai forum in Sochi, Vladimir Putin said Russia is reviewing President Donald Trump’s initiatives and is broadly ready to back them if they culminate in a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
• He endorsed provisions to free all hostages held by Hamas and to release a significant number of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
• Putin stressed that local legitimacy is essential, urging acceptance by Palestinians, including Hamas, as well as by countries of the Islamic world.
• He said Moscow does not yet know Israel’s response and highlighted unresolved issues such as timelines and the scope of prisoner releases.
• The reported U.S. plan seeks an immediate ceasefire, hostage releases within 72 hours, exclusion of Hamas from Gaza’s governance, and a temporary technocratic administration under international oversight.