Istanbul deal can serve as foundation for continuing negotiations: Putin

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Istanbul deal can serve as foundation for continuing negotiations: Putin

2024-07-05 11:27 Last Updated At：16:07

Russia has never refused, and is still willing to continue peace talks on the Ukraine issue, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

Putin made the remarks when delivering a speech at the extended meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), or SCO plus, in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan.

Putin said the draft deal, which came into being between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in March 2022, is still "on the table", and can serve as a foundation for further negotiations.

"The Istanbul deal has not disappeared, and I thank Turkish President Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who served as a mediator in this work. The head of the Ukrainian delegation signed the draft deal, which means Ukraine is satisfied with it. The deal remains on the table and can serve as a foundation for continuing the negotiations," said Putin.

Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian Patriot systems, while Ukraine says it downs Russian fighter jet

2024-07-08 11:56 Last Updated At：12:07

Russia's military claimed on Sunday that it struck two Ukrainian Patriot air defense launchers, while Ukraine said its forces shot down a Su-25 fighter jet of the Russian Air Force, in their respective military operations over the past 24 hours.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its daily report that the Russian armed forces have seized control of a settlement in the direction of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. In addition, Russian troops repelled multiple attacks by the Ukrainian army and hit targets including several ammunition depots and a counter-artillery radar.

Russia's air defense system also intercepted three Ukrainian aerial bombs, two rockets and dozens of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the report.

On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 78 combat clashes with Russian troops as of 16:00, as the situation on the front line remained tense.

It said the Ukrainian army repelled multiple attacks and shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft.