Ukraine must accept loss of territories for dialogue, Putin tells ErdoğanOn Thursday, 5 January, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey, that Russia is open to dialogue over Ukraine, but Kyiv must take into account "new territorial realities".Source: The Kremlin, following the conversation between Erdoğan and Putin, European Pravda reports.The Kremlin noted that Putin spoke about the "destructive role of the West", which is "pumping Ukraine with weapons".Erdoğan's press office said the Turkish president had offered Putin to back up calls for peace and talks with a unilateral ceasefire announcement and a "vision of a just solution".Background: On Tuesday, 3 January, İbrahim Kalın, Turkish presidential advisor, announced Erdoğan's telephone conversations with the presidents of Ukraine and Russia."