5968569 05.08.2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at Novo-Ogarevo residence, outside Moscow, Russia. Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik (Photo by Xinhua/Sipa USA)
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NEW YORK -(77WABC)- Fox news and the BBC reporting that a Turkish official who listened to a call between Turkish President Erdogan, and Russian President Vladimir Putin that Putin, would end his invasion of Ukraine if several conditions are met, including a promise that Ukraine will remain neutral and not join NATO.
Russia is also calling for Ukraine to undergo a disarmament process to mitigate threats to Russia in the future as well as legal protections for the Russian language in Ukraine.
Additionally, Putin reportedly desires promises related to the “Denazification” of Ukraine.
Putin, according to the report, is also asking for face-to-face negotiations with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hammer out his demands which Zelenskyy has previously stated he is not opposed to.
News of Putin’s willingness to negotiate an end to the war comes as his invasion enters its fourth week and reports have surfaced that morale among some Russian troops is beginning to wane.
