Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is open to a Slovakian proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine to end a conflict he said Russia was determined to bring to a conclusion.

RUSSIAN despot Vladimir Putin has admitted to being open for peace talks with Ukraine again – but only “if it comes to that”. The ageing tyrant welcomed Slovakian PM Robert Fico

Vladimir Putin said Slovakia's prime minister offered on his recent visit to Moscow to host potential talks between Russia and Ukraine. Robert Fico made the trip as a halt to Russian gas deliveries via Ukraine beckons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed openness to a Slovakian proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine. "They [Slovakian authorities] would be happy to provide their own country as a platform for negotiations. We are not opposed, if it comes to that. Why not? Since Slovakia takes such a neutral position," Putin stated on Thursday.

Vladimir Putin said Russia was open to a Slovakian proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine with a view to end the war that nears the three-year mark

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed openness to Slovakia's proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine. During a meeting with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, Putin acknowledged Slovakia’s neutrality and willingness to provide a platform for negotiations as a positive step towards resolving the conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is open to Slovakia hosting potential peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Putin told journalists north of St Petersburg that Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico made the proposal during his visit to Moscow last Sunday,

Slovakia could host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in the future after receiving approval from Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader who this week hosted Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico in Moscow,

Vladimir Putin says Russia is 'striving' to end the conflict in Ukraine. The Russian President said the Government was prepared to use intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missiles or to use more powerful intermediate-range weapons.