00:00To end the fighting in Ukraine, Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
00:03territory remained a fundamental issue for Russia
00:06following trilateral weekend talks in Abu Dhabi.
00:09President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said
00:11Russia wants full control of Ukraine's Donbass region
00:15and warned it will use force if Kiev refuses to hand over the territory.
00:20Russian forces currently occupy around 90% of Donbass.
00:23Ukraine, however, has consistently rejected any concessions,
00:27insisting it will not give up land Russian forces have failed to capture on the battlefield.
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