00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of refusing to end the war through peaceful means while insisting Moscow remains open to dialogue.
00:11Speaking during his year-end news conference in Moscow on Friday, Putin said Russia has detected signals from Kiev,
00:19suggesting a possible willingness to engage in talks despite what he described as Ukraine's continued rejection of a negotiated dialogue.
00:28They are refusing to end the conflict by peaceful means.
00:33Nevertheless, we do see, feel and know of certain signals, including from the Kiev regime, that they are ready to engage in some kind of dialogue.
00:43They are ready and willing to resolve the conflict by peaceful means on the basis of the principles that I set out in June of last year,
00:53provided the causes that led to this crisis are eliminated.
00:57Putin's remarks come as the conflict approaches its fourth year and as diplomatic effort intensified following a renewed U.S.-backed push for peace talks.
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