Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to hold the next round of talks with the Ukrainian side in Istanbul.
Putin on Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey
According to Russian publications, Putin thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to the Russian dictator, the subject of negotiations with Kyiv in Istanbul will be the discussion of memoranda between the two countries.
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According to Putin, the Russian and Ukrainian memoranda on a peaceful settlement are directly opposed.
But he stated that the negotiations were supposedly being conducted to find ways to bring positions closer together.
At the same time, the Kremlin dictator stated that the Russian side is ready to give Ukraine another 3,000 bodies of dead servicemen in addition to the 6,000 already transferred.
In addition, Putin claims that Russia plans to reduce defense spending. According to the dictator, Russia's spending is calculated for the successful completion of a full-scale war against Ukraine, but he did not specify what exactly he meant.
