Washington and Kiev dismissed demands made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that Ukrainian troops withdraw from areas that his country has annexed as a prerequisite for any settlement, ahead of the Ukraine peace summit at the weekend. If Ukraine also renounces its aim to join NATO, Russia would be prepared to cease fire and enter negotiations immediately, Putin said during a visit to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Washington and Kiev rejected Putin’s demands which the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called absurd and manipulative. “Putin does not seek peace, he seeks to divide the wor…