President Vladimir Putin advised Turkish chief Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he was open to dialogue with Ukraine if Kyiv accepts territories occupied by Moscow as Russian, the Kremlin mentioned Thursday.

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“Putin once more confirmed Russia’s openness to critical dialogue on the situation of Kyiv authorities fulfilling the well-known and repeatedly voiced necessities of taking into consideration the brand new territorial realities,” the Kremlin mentioned in a press release.