Vladimir Putin says: Russia is ready for a dialogue with Ukraine if it accepts the new territorial realities

Vladimir Putin said he was ready for negotiations with Ukraine, provided that Volodymyr Zelensky and his teams recognize "the new territorial realities. 

 

Russia is open to a dialogue with Ukraine provided that it accepts the "new territorial realities" born of the Russian offensive, said Thursday President Vladimir Putin. In a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called for a truce in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin "reiterated that Russia was open to serious dialogue - provided that the Kiev authorities comply with the well-known and repeatedly expressed demands and take into account the new territorial realities," according to a Kremlin statement.