Putin ready for direct talks with Ukraine, spokesperson says
by Pjotr Sauer and Luke Harding in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#6WSN7)
Moscow turns down proposal to extend Easter ceasefire as Ukraine officials head to London to discuss US peace plan
The Kremlin says it is open to direct talks with Ukraine but has declined to back Kyiv's proposal to extend the Easter ceasefire.
Vladimir Putin's spokesperson told reporters in Moscow on Tuesday that there were no concrete plans for negotiations on halting strikes against civilian targets, but that the Russian president was willing to discuss this directly with Ukraine if Kyiv removed certain obstacles".
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