Exclusive-Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO, five sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking told Reuters. U.S. President-elect Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, is returning to the White House at a time