Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to surrender, Germany's top diplomat said on Monday as he visited Kyiv after weeks of stepped-up Russian bombardments of the country.

 

Amid stalled peace talks to end the more than three-year war, "Putin is not ceding on any of his maximalist demands -- he doesn't want negotiations, he wants a capitulation," Johann Wadephul said as he arrived in the Ukrainian capital on an unannounced visit.