Putin: Will stop fighting if Ukraine withdraws

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Published 15.10

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday. Photo: Aleksandr Kazakov/Kremlin, Pool Via AP/TT

Russia will stop fighting when Ukraine withdraws from areas claimed by Moscow, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

– If Ukrainian forces leave the territories they control, we will end combat operations, he said during a visit to Kyrgyzstan.

– If they do not, we will achieve this by military means.

The US peace plan can be used as a basis for future agreements, but several questions remain, Putin said.

It is the first time the Russian president has spoken publicly about the US peace plan