Ready to continue talks with Ukraine, but on previous agreements: Russian President Vladimir Putin

In a press conference after talks with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk, Putin said “Well, let them (negotiations) return, but not from what one side wants, but based on those agreements reached during negotiations in Belarus and Turkey and based on the current situation on the ground."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country is ready to resume talks with Ukraine only if they strictly observe the previously agreed terms.

In a press conference after talks with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk, Putin said “Well, let them (negotiations) return, but not from what one side wants, but based on those agreements reached during negotiations in Belarus and Turkey and based on the current situation on the ground."

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The Istanbul agreements satisfied both the Ukrainian and the Russian sides in 2022, said the news agency Xinhua.

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