Sunday, March 6, 2022

Putin Tells Erdogan Halt in Russia's Ukraine Op Possible If Kiev Stops Fighting, Implements Demands | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- Russia's military operation in Ukraine to defend the Donbass will be suspended only if Ukrainian forces cease hostilities and agree to implement Moscow's demands on demilitarisation, President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"The readiness of the Russian side for dialogue with Ukrainian authorities and with foreign partners to resolve the conflict was confirmed," the Kremlin said in a readout on Sunday, Sputnik reported.

"Hope was expressed that during the plannned next round of talks, representatives of Ukraine will show a more constructive approach that fully takes into account emerging realities," the statement added.

Putin was said to have drawn Erdogan's attention to the "futility" of efforts by Kiev to stall the negotiations process, and to have "emphasized that the suspension of the special operation is possible only if Kiev ceases hostilities and fulfills Russia's well-known requirements", i.e. the so-called "demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine", and justice against those responsible for "bloody crimes against civilians" in the Donbass, as Putin has previously characterized them.

Putin also told his Turkish counterpart that Russian forces were "doing everything possible to ensure the safety of civilians", with Russia's "pinpoint strikes" said to be "inflicted exclusively on military infrastructure".

Erdogan was also informed of the operations of nationalist and neo-Nazi formations, including the continued shelling of Donbass settlements and the use of Ukrainian civilians and foreigners as "human shields" in the cities and towns they control.

In its own statement Sunday, the Turkish presidency said that Erdogan had informed Putin of Turkey's continued readiness to contribute to a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis. Erdogan further urged an "urgent general ceasefire", saying this would ease the humanitarian situation.

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