Vladimir Putin willing to dialogue if Ukraine accepts “the new territorial realities”

Russia is open to dialogue with Ukraine as long as it accepts the “new territorial realities” arising from the Moscow offensive, the president said Thursday. Vladimir Putin to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“putin again confirmed that Russia was open to a serious dialogue, provided that the kyiv authorities abide by the well-known and repeatedly expressed demands and take into account the new territorial realities,” the Kremlin said in a statement.

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Russian troops occupy vast tracts of land in the east and south of Ukraine since the start of the offensive last February.

In addition, the Kremlin claims the annexation of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, in the east, and Zaporizhia and Kherson, in the south, although it does not have control over all of their territory.

“The Russian side has emphasized the destructive role of Western states, supplying to the kyiv regime of weapons and military equipment, supplying operational information and targets,” the Moscow statement added.

The two leaders also discussed the implementation of the cereal export agreement concluded by the UN with the help of Turkey to allow the commercialization of the blocked grain in Ukraine.

The Kremlin said the two addressed “the unlocking of Russia’s food and fertilizer supplies” and the need to “remove all barriers to Russian exports.”

Russia backed out of the deal briefly in October after a drone attack on its fleet in the Black Sea. It returned to the pact days later, but senior officials complained about the restrictions on Russian products.

Source: Elcomercio

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