Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that there is only one demarcation line with Ukraine, which is the "state border," and rejected the presence of any foreign forces in the neighboring country.
After his meeting with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow, to discuss the findings of the tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi with Ukraine regarding ways to end the war, Putin added that for Russia, "there is only one border line with Ukraine, which is the border of the country."
He said that Russia has never opposed dialogue with Europe, and that he wants "peace in Ukraine to last forever."
He emphasized that the presence of foreign forces in Ukraine is unacceptable to Russia, and added that the possibility of the presence of foreign forces in Ukraine "constitutes a threat to Russian national security."