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Add as preferred source on GooglePutin is open to new peace talks with Ukraine, possibly in Istanbul, and is prepared to return 3,000 Ukrainian soldier bodies. Negotiators are in constant contact.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia was ready to hold a new round of peace negotiations with Ukraine, potentially in Istanbul, although the time and venue had yet to be agreed.
Putin said there were big differences between the proposals submitted by the two sides at previous talks but expressed hope that continued dialogue would help narrow the gap.
Putin told reporters in Minsk that the two sides' negotiators were in constant contact. Russia was ready to return the bodies of 3,000 more Ukrainian soldiers, he said.
(Reporting by Vladimir SoldatkinWriting by Maxim RodionovEditing by Mark Trevelyan)
Putin stated that Russia is ready to hold a new round of peace negotiations with Ukraine, potentially in Istanbul, although the time and venue are yet to be confirmed.
Putin acknowledged that there are significant differences between the proposals submitted by both sides during previous talks, but he expressed hope that continued dialogue could help narrow the gap.
Putin mentioned that Russia is ready to return the bodies of 3,000 more Ukrainian soldiers.
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