Over two years after the start of his war on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his willingness to negotiate, but noted Russia will not return the occupied territories it has annexed. “There is again talk of the need to return to negotiations,” Putin said during a visit to Belarus on Friday, the Russian news agency Interfax reported. “Let’s return to them, but not on the basis of what one side wants, … [rather] on the basis of today’s realities that have developed on the ground,” Putin added. Russia has been waging open war against Ukraine since February 2022 and curren…