Moscow plays hard ball over a ceasefire deal as US officials in Russia

US negotiators are in Moscow for the Ukraine war on Thursday, but Russia is still willing to buy the terms of the temporary war without its input.

Russia is under pressure to sign a White House broker 30 -day ceasefire agreement, which the United States says will show whether the Kremlin is serious about ending the war against Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the ball was in a Russian court when he and the Ukrainian officials were in court after a ceasefire agreement earlier Saturday. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said that if it would be economically “destructive” for Russia, if he disagrees with a war, indicating that further sanctions could be imposed on the country if that did not happen.

But the mood music leaving Moscow on Thursday before the talks was not positive. Russian presidential assistant Yuri Ishakov refused to tell state media whether Russia would reject Trump’s ceasefire agreement, but said a war would give Ukraine a chance to promote its forces.

Ishkov said he had delivered the position to US National Security Advisor Mike Walts during a call on Wednesday.

According to a translation of the NBC news, “This is nothing but temporary respite for the Ukrainian army, and nothing is. We believe that our aim is still a long -term peaceful settlement, we are striving for it. A peaceful settlement that keeps the legitimate interests of our country.

The comments arrived in Moscow on Thursday under the leadership of Trump’s special envoy Steve Watkf, the Kremlin confirmed, while giving expectations for the possible results of the meeting.

According to NBC News reporting, Kremlin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday, “Really, contacting people are flying,” according to NBC News reporting, the Kremlin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, will tell him on Thursday.

The Kremlin initially responded silently to the Seas Fire proposal, seeking more details.

Contract, As developed in the joint statementWe will see that all military activities are eliminated and can move beyond the first 30 days through mutual agreement. The draft of the agreement needs to “exchange prisoners, release civilian detainees, and force Ukrainian children to move to Russia.”

As part of the project, the United States immediately ended its interval with intelligence with Ukraine as well as military assistance.

Russia has already pointed to its several red lines on any future peace agreement, saying repeatedly that on Thursday – that it will not tolerate the deployment of any foreign troops in Ukraine, or the construction of foreign military bases in the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet commented on the deal and, in the past 24 hours, the Army’s fatigue was donated to visit the Russian region, which was partially occupied by the Ukrainian forces since the attack last August.

Putin’s rare visit to the frontline was seen a Kremlin demonstration of a move in the war, Russian forces took advantage of in eastern Ukraine and His Ministry of Defense claims that it will soon take the entire region again.

Analysts say it will be a struggle for Russia that it is described as “Seas Fire Crew Ball” from Ukraine and the United States, Central and Eastern Europe adviser, Andreas Torsa, but they are also skeptical that Moscow will agree. There have already been some dissatisfaction with dissatisfaction in Moscow, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday That any contract will be on the terms of Moscow, not Washington.

“Ukraine regains the move through a predecessor to a ceasefire agreement,” Tim Ash said in an emailed comments on Thursday, the senior emerging market strategic, Tim Eshsh of the RBC Blue Bee Asset Administration, on Thursday?

Wolodmeer Dobovic, an educational and analyst at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), commented on Wednesday that the Ukrainian US meeting could be seen as “progress”.

“The question is: What is a breakthrough at all? Important questions remain the same as before the agreement. What will be the answer to Moscow? I think it can play with it, and by pretending that he also wants peace,” They noted on Wednesday.

CEPA Russian expert Sam Green said the proposal would not come to Russia’s agreement.

“The Russians coming from the Russian fire are not likely to be immediately aware that they are unlikely to be in the future, the White House’s frustration can lead to new requirements for Ukraine’s privileges. Subsequently, Europe should help to reduce Kiev’s dependence on Washington, and to support Russian, such as Russia, and Russian support. Insulated, ” He said in the analysis on WednesdayHe added that when it comes to Washington Moscow’s dynamic, “there is no room for happiness.”