Putin again declared his readiness for negotiations on the basis of Istanbul agreements, which provided for the neutral status of Ukraine.
“Russia has never refused to negotiate Ukraine. Russia is ready to continue the negotiation process based on Istanbul, ”he said.
Putin also commented on the possibility of Moscow's participation in the Global Peaceful Sumits on Ukraine.
"In Russia, there is no answer to the question of participating in any conferences against Ukraine, because it is unclear what is being said," he said.
We will remind, on the eve of Bloomberg wrote about EU plans in the fall to organize a summit already with the participation of Moscow.