Kremlin signals before Lavrov-Rubio meeting that its stance on Ukraine peace talks remains unchanged
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Wednesday ahead of a planned meeting in New York between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that there were still no grounds for Ukraine peace talks to take place even though it remained open to such talks. “For now, there are no prerequisites for moving onto a peaceful negotiating track, although we, as the Russian side,…
The Kremlin has signaled that its stance on Ukraine peace talks remains unchanged ahead of a planned meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that there are currently no prerequisites for moving onto a peaceful negotiating track, although the Russian side remains open to such talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has expressed readiness to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at a trilateral meeting with Trump, hoping that the US would bring Moscow to the negotiating table. However, Peskov clarified that Russia's stance on Putin and Zelenskiy meeting in person has not changed, and Zelenskiy would need to come to Moscow for such a meeting if both leaders deem it necessary.
The Kremlin also downplayed the idea of a summit, stating that it would be inappropriate to hold one before the groundwork has been laid at expert level.
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