Russia still open to talks on Ukraine, but there are no conditions for them — Kremlin

MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. Russia is open to negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement but there are no preconditions for that, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

"We remain open to such talks [on a peaceful settlement in Ukraine]. As of now, however, we cannot, unfortunately, say that there are conditions [for their continuation]. They simply do not exist so far," he told reporters.

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