Putin argued that Russia's 'good will' regarding its desire to end the war in Ukraine was 'beyond any doubt.'
The Russian president insisted during a press conference in Sochi that Russia's"good will" regarding its desire to end the war in Ukraine was"beyond any doubt,""We reached an agreement with them in Istanbul, but they've thrown all of that into the bin," he said."And now they're refusing to discuss anything with us. How can we talk about possible agreements if the other side has no desire to even talk to us? Well, we can wait.
"Maybe some necessary conditions will eventually arise; we have made our good will known," he added."It is beyond any doubt and won't change." Putin did not specify the conditions that would be required for negotiations to begin. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov mentioned at least two vague conditions for potential peace talks during an interview with Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti on Saturday.that Russia was"ready to listen to our Western colleagues" if a new request for negotiations was made.
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