Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sept. 3 that there was “a chance” of achieving peace with Ukraine and expressed a desire to rekindle relations with the United States.
Putin was speaking at a session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok when he made the comments.
On the subject of Ukraine, the Russian president said Moscow was “grateful to everyone who is trying to contribute to resolving this issue,” adding that in his opinion there is “a chance” of peace, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
He explained that for hostilities to end between Moscow and Kyiv “Russia and Ukraine must first reach an agreement” between themselves, and he acknowledged that “all other countries are ready to support and assist” in that being achieved….