Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a visit to Moscow on the 26th (local time) and said he was still hopeful about negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine.
According to the Tas-Ryanovosti news agency, Putin said at the meeting that “military operations are ongoing (in Ukraine), but we nevertheless expect to reach an agreement on the diplomatic track.” there,” he said.
He said the Russian and Ukrainian delegations made significant progress in the Istanbul negotiations in Turkey at the end of last month, but since then Ukraine’s position has changed significantly. It was left out of the discussion,” he claimed.
“However, negotiations are ongoing and are currently taking place in an online format,” he added.
He also encountered incidents such as incidents in Ukraine later, but the Russian military protested that he had no connection with the incidents.
“The situation in Mariupol (South Ukraine city) is complicated and tragic, but the battle ended there,” Putin said. He also explained that the battle was not taking place.
Guterres said, “We are not participants in the negotiations, but we support the dialogue between the two countries (Russia and Ukraine) and support Turkey’s goodwill to advance this approach.”
He also emphasized that improving the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is an important task.
It is said that the meeting between Putin and Guterres on the same day took place at the Kremlin for about an hour.
Before the meeting with Putin, Guterres met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and also discussed the situation in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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