Putin says capture of Donbas region Russia's 'primary' goal

Speaking during the annual Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian city of Vladivostok, President Vladimir Putin says he is ready for talks with Ukraine, on the basis of an aborted deal between Moscow's and Kyiv's negotiators reached in Istanbul in 2022.

He also states Russia's "primary" goal is to capture Ukraine's Donbas region, as his forces advance fast westwards in the Donbas.