efil4stnias said

In June 2024, Putin insisted Ukraine must withdraw from the four partially occupied regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia — as a precondition for negotiations.

https://kyivindependent.com/putin-unwilling-to-compromise-in-peace-talks-setting-maximalist-demands/

"Precondition for negotiations" - meaning they wont even come to the talks if that hasnt already been agreed on.

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