Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Friday that Moscow is able to maintain the following spherical of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul.
Speaking at a news convention in Minsk, Belarus, Putin stated the date of the third spherical of the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul will likely be decided after finishing the warfare prisoner exchanges, negotiated in Türkiye on June 2.
“In general, we are ready for this (next round of talks), we need to coordinate the place and time. I hope that the president of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan, remains in his position to support this process, and we are very grateful to him for this,” he stated.
The dates of the following Russian-Ukrainian assembly will likely be outlined by the top of the negotiation groups, he added.
“We are ready to hold such a meeting in Istanbul. But when specifically, these are the group leaders from both sides, and they are in constant contact, they are now agreeing on the time of the meeting,” he stated.
Putin added that in his opinion, the groups ought to focus on memoranda on a peace treaty.
Source: www.anews.com.tr