Putin floats 'chance' at peace with Ukraine as NATO chief warns Russia is becoming 'increasingly reckless' 

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that there is a "chance" at "peace" with Ukraine, but repeated that Kyiv's warnings to airlines to avoid Russian airspace amounted to "state terrorism." "Ultimately...the problem must be resolved by the countries involved in the conflict – Russia and Ukraine," he said in translated remarks at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, a city in Eastern Russia. "Is there a chance [at peace]? In my view, yes, there is."Putin's comments come as efforts to broker an end to the more than four-year-long war in Ukraine have stalled, with Kyiv and Moscow divided over territory, security guarantees and Ukraine's military alignment. Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Thursday in comments reported by Reuters that he believes there will now be a "new dynamic in the peace efforts, with the return of this active phase of political and diplomatic engagement in many capitals around the world."U.S. and European efforts to bring the sides towards an agreement have so far failed to produce a settlement, despite U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe visiting Moscow last week to warn Russia against any escalation, according to media reports. P...