00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow was ready to hold a new round of talks
00:05and negotiations with Ukraine, although the time and venue are yet to be agreed upon.
00:12Speaking to reporters during a visit to Belarus on Friday, Putin said that the terms of a
00:17potential ceasefire, which the Kremlin has so far effectively rejected, are expected
00:22to be on the agenda.
00:23Mr. President, I would like to have a meeting in Istanbul.
00:30When the leaders of the group of both sides, and they, by the way, are still in contact with the operative,
00:36each other with each other, constantly, they call themselves.
00:40And, in my opinion, this is already not bad.
00:42They are now together with each other.
00:46Well, what will be the subject?
00:48The modern three-year-old war shows no signs of abating as U.S.-led international peace efforts have so far produced no breakthrough.
01:03Two recent rounds of talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul were brief
01:09and yielded no progress on reaching a settlement.
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