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Putin: Russia is open to “specific talks” on Ukraine
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Putin: Russia is open to “specific talks” on Ukraine

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Vladimir Putin said Russia was willing to join talks on ending the Ukraine conflict if negotiations could gain new momentum.
  • He claimed Russian forces had seized 270 square kilometers in Donetsk during August and said a large Ukrainian troop group had been surrounded, claims not independently verified in the article.
  • Putin accused Germany of planting evidence over reported drone activity at Leipzig airport and called a warning by Volodymyr Zelenskyy about Russian airspace “state terrorism.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was open to “specific talks” to end the conflict in Ukraine, but also repeated his belief that Russian forces would ultimately prevail and that Ukrainian forces would “collapse.”

specific talks

— Vladimir PutinPutin said Russia was open to concrete negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.

Speaking to journalists after a summit in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, Putin said Russia was ready to take part in dialogue if negotiations could acquire new momentum. He later said negotiations with “terrorists” were impossible.

Putin claimed that Russian forces had captured 270 square kilometers in Ukraine’s Donetsk region during August and that a large group of Ukrainian troops had been surrounded. He said Russian forces were continuing to advance toward Sloviansk and Kramatorsk and preparing mass attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

collapse

— Vladimir PutinHe said Ukrainian forces would collapse while maintaining that Russia would prevail.

He acknowledged the challenge posed by drones inside Russia, while saying Moscow was dealing with the threat effectively. Putin also addressed Berlin’s claim that a drone attack had been attempted at Leipzig airport. He accused Germany of planting evidence to shift blame onto Moscow, but did not explain what supported the allegation. He said the German government was accusing Russia to address domestic problems linked to declining support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

state terrorism

— Vladimir PutinHe used the phrase to describe a warning from Volodymyr Zelenskyy about Ukrainian drones and Russian airspace.

Putin described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s warning to airlines that Ukrainian drones could close Russian airspace as “state terrorism” and said Moscow would find a way to respond.

terrorists

— Vladimir PutinPutin said negotiations with terrorists were impossible.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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