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Putin Proposes Peace Talks With Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul Without Any Preconditions

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Russia offers Ukraine to resume direct talks on May 15 in Istanbul, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
President Vladimir Putin is delivering a key statement, concluding four days of high-level talks with world leaders gathered in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat. The Kremlin-confirmed address comes as international attention remains sharply focused on Russia's geopolitical stance.
"In this regard, despite everything, we propose that the Kiev authorities resume the talks they interrupted at the end of 2022, resume direct talks, and without any preconditions. We propose to begin without delay next Thursday, May 15, in Istanbul, where they were held earlier and where they were interrupted," Putin said in a statement following a series of international talks in the Kremlin.
Russia is ready for serious negotiations with Ukraine, the point is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict, Putin said.
"We are ready for serious negotiations with Ukraine, their point is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict, to establish a long-term, lasting peace for the historical perspective," the president told journalists.
Putin said that Russia's proposal to resume negotiations with Ukraine was on the table.
The Kremlin will announce who will lead the Russian delegation to the Istanbul talks on Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Sunday.
"That will be announced," Ushakov told reporters when asked who will lead the Russian delegation to the talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the North Korean armed forces on Sunday for playing an important role in liberating the border areas of Russia's Kursk Region from Ukrainian troops.
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