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Ukraine should accept a territorial loss for dialogue = Mr. Putin | Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Russia is open to dialogue on Ukraine, but that Ukraine would have to accept the loss of its claimed territories. Photo provided (2023 Reuters)

[モスクワ 5日 ロイター] – Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Russia was open to dialogue on Ukraine, but Ukraine had to accept the loss of its claimed territories. This was announced by the Russian Kremlin.

“Putin reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to engage in serious dialogue, subject to the well-known and repeated demands of the Ukrainian authorities and taking into account the new territorial reality,” the Kremlin said. Putin “recognized the destructive role of Western countries in supplying Ukraine with weapons and providing information and guidance,” he said.

They also discussed a number of energy issues, including the establishment of a natural gas transportation “hub” in Turkey and the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, and asked President Erdogan to export food and fertilizer, which Russia considers part of the grain. trade He said that all obstacles to