Russian President Vladimir Putin’s high foreign policy assistant said Thursday that he told Washington that a 30 -day ceasefire to stop the war in Ukraine would give Kiev’s forces a very essential battlefield.
In recent months, Russia’s progress and US President Donald Trump’s attempt to attack a peace deal to end the three -year -old conflict in Ukraine have expressed concern that the West may lose the Kiev war.
Trump’s Middle East special envoy to Steve Vitcut Putin arrived in Moscow on Thursday. Russian officials said US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz provided details about the ceasefire ID on Wednesday, and Russia is ready to discuss it.
Trump said in the White House on Wednesday that he hoped that the Kremlin would agree to the US proposal for a 30 -day ceasefire that Ukraine said it would support it.
Former Washington Ambassador to Washington, Yuri Ishakov, who talks on major foreign policy issues for Putin, told state television that he had spoken to Waltz on Wednesday to outline Russia’s status on Russia’s ceasefire.
“I stated my position that this is nothing but a temporary respite for the Ukrainian army, and nothing is.”
“Our goal is a long -term peaceful settlement that takes into account the legitimate interests of our country and our well -known concerns. I feel like no one needs any action. [merely] In this situation, follow peaceful measures.
Asked if Russia, therefore, is rejecting the proposal, Ishakov, who has served with Putin in the Kremlin since 2012, said the president would likely talk to the media later today and present a further detail of Russia’s position.
The remarks of a senior Kremlin official show that Russia’s most important leader since 1999 believes that Russia’s progress in the battlefield in Ukraine and West Russia gives Moscow a strong hand in peace talks.
It was unclear whether Trump said on Wednesday, though he hoped that Moscow would agree to a ceasefire to eliminate “blood weapons”, and that in his first term, he had been hard on Russia against the other presidents.
“I can do something financially that will be very bad for Russia,” Trump said. “I don’t want to do this because I want to find peace. I want to see peace and we will see. But in financial sense, yes, we can do a great job for Russia. It will be disastrous for Russia.
Trump has threatened sanctions on Moscow if he fails to talk, but if he agrees with a ceasefire in Ukraine, it relieves sanctions.
Two sources of the Russian industry said Reuters The Russian industry and the Ministry of Commerce were asking companies to suggest which sanctions need to be lifted immediately. The ministry was not available for comment immediately.
The Kremlin said he believes all sanctions are illegal and should be lifted.
