ENG
14504 visitors online
Russia opposes ceasefire in Ukraine because it would give Kyiv "respite" – Peskov
The Kremlin believes that preparations for trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia do not entail any commitments to limit hostilities.
Russian dictator’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this in comments to Russian propagandists, Censor.NET reports.
Details
"Preparations for talks do not entail any commitments to limit hostilities. We ourselves have repeatedly stated that we oppose a ceasefire that would give Ukrainians a respite," Peskov said.
Background
- On 20 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway and said that, during talks with the Russians in St Petersburg, Witkoff would convey the security guarantee proposals that had been developed and already set out in the relevant document.
- On 21 October, Trump’s special envoy met Vladimir Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace near St Petersburg. During the talks, Witkoff said that the conditions for a ceasefire were in place.
- Russian dictator’s aide Yuri Ushakov subsequently said Moscow was ready to resume trilateral talks with the United States and Ukraine as early as mid-November.
- Zelenskyy later confirmed that the United States had informed Kyiv of Russia’s readiness for a meeting between negotiating teams. According to him, Ukraine supports the proposal to hold talks as soon as possible.
- On 22 October, Russian dictator Putin said Moscow was ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States. According to him, the talks should aim to achieve a lasting peace and establish a security system for Russia and Ukraine.
- Speaker Johnson recently said the United States was already on the verge of trilateral talks on ending the war in Ukraine.
- Zelenskyy said the upcoming meeting between representatives of Ukraine, the United States and Russia in November would be a step towards talks between leaders. Possible topics for the November talks include halting attacks on energy infrastructure and at sea, restoring full grain exports and further prisoner exchanges.
