President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with Donald Trump on ending the war and that Russian forces were moving toward achieving their primary goals on the battlefield.Trump, a self-styled master of brokering agreements and author of the 1987 book “Trump: the Art of the Deal,” has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, but has not yet given any details on how he might achieve that.Putin, fielding questions on state TV during his annual question and answer session with Russians, told a reporter for a US news channel that he was ready to meet Trump, whom he said he had not spoken to for years.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page.Asked what he might be able to offer Trump, Putin dismissed an assertion that Russia was in a weak position, saying that Russia had got much stronger since he ordered troops into Ukraine in 2022.“We have always said that we are ready for negotiations and compromises