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Putin tells Erdogan: Ukraine must accept loss of territories for there to be dialogue

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone during a conversation with Agatha Bylkova from the Kurgan region, an 8-year-old participant of a New Year's and Christmas charity event, in Moscow, Russia, January 3, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

President Vladimir Putin told Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Russia was open to dialogue over Ukraine but that Kyiv would have to accept the loss of territories claimed by Russia, the Kremlin said.

"Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia's openness to a serious dialogue, provided that the Kiev authorities fulfill the well–known and repeatedly voiced requirements and take into account the new territorial realities," the Kremlin said.

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