Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has claimed that hostilities in Ukraine will end once the Armed Forces of Ukraine withdraw from territories they currently hold in Donbas.

Source: Putin during a visit to Kyrgyzstan, as cited by Russian media outlets

Quote: "When Ukrainian troops leave the territories they have held, then the fighting will stop. If they do not leave, then we will achieve this by military means."

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