Russian President Vladimir Putin has actually proposed direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, without preconditions to achieve long lasting peace and eliminate the origin of the three-year dispute, Al Jazeera reported.The offer, provided early on Sunday, came hours after the leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom required a genuine 30-day ceasefire.The leaders, who were fulfilling in Kyiv, said their call is backed by United States President Donald Trump and threatened enormous new sanctions on Moscow if it did not concur with their plan.Putin, nevertheless, declined that proposition, slamming European ultimatums and anti-Russian rhetoric, before detailing the counter-proposal for renewed Russia-Ukraine negotiations.We are proposing that Kyiv resume direct settlements with no preconditions, the Russian president told press reporters.
We provide the Kyiv authorities to resume settlements already on Thursday, in Istanbul.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told Russian and French leaders that a historic pivotal moment has actually been reached in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war which Ankara was all set to host talks in between the 2 warring celebrations, his workplace said.
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