Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday some progress had been made in Moscow's talks with Ukraine, while the Kremlin said the conflict would end when the West took action to address Moscow concerns.
“There are certain positive shifts, negotiators on our side tell me,” Putin said after meeting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. “I will talk about all of this later.”
People take shelter from shelling at a metro station in Kharkiv | Photo: Reuters
He also stressed Western sanctions would not hinder Russian development and that