Vladimir Putin: “Moscow is ready for a fresh round of direct peace talks in Istanbul.”

Your choice, and your will, will once again demonstrate that millions of people stand behind our soldiers, that we are a united people bound together by shared values, historical memory, and love for our homeland, and that no one will…

Nobody can divide or intimidate us, undermine our statehood, our public and political system.

Your choice and determination will show once again that millions of people are backing our fighters and that we stand together.

We must realize that the moment when nothing can be changed any longer may come very quickly and unexpectedly for everyone. The logic of escalating, increasingly harsh retaliatory measures leads to a fatal point of no return.