Putin Praises U.S. Response to Security Ideas as ‘Positive’
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Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address in Moscow, Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin praised what he described as a “positive” U.S. response to the Kremlin’s demands for legally binding security guarantees to defuse a stand-off over Ukraine and said talks between the two countries are to start in January.
“On the whole, we see a positive response,” Putin said at his annual press conference on Thursday. “Our American partners say they’re ready to start discussions early next year in Geneva. Both sides have named representatives and I hope that things will continue along the same path.”