Putin hosted a summit with African leaders over the weekend, which was overshadowed by Moscow’s withdrawal from an international grain agreement and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has claimed that an onslaught of Ukrainian attacks has made peace talks more difficult, as the conflict nears the 18 month mark. Picture: AP“There are things that may be difficult to implement or cannot be implemented. One of the points there is a ceasefire.” He also noted that Russia had not rejected talks, but said “in order for this process to begin, there needs to be agreement on both sides”.
He said the plan by Moscow to eliminate Ukraine's"independence, its sovereignty to subsume it into Russia" had"failed a long time ago”.
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