U.S. Particular Consultant Keith Kellogg has pushed again towards Russian claims that Ukraine and the USA are accountable for delaying peace negotiations, arguing that it’s Moscow that continues to impede efforts to finish the battle it initiated.
"Peskov’s latest feedback on the state of negotiations are Orwellian. Russian claims that it’s the US and Ukraine stalling peace talks are unfounded. President Trump has been constant and adamant about making progress to finish the battle. We urge an instantaneous ceasefire and a transfer to trilateral talks to finish the battle. Russia can not proceed to stall for time whereas it bombs civilian targets in Ukraine," Kellogg stated on X.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on June 29 accused Washington and Kyiv of holding up progress, stating that future developments in peace talks rely upon Ukraine’s stance, the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, and the state of affairs on the battlefield.
“Lots relies upon, naturally, on the place of the Kyiv regime,” Peskov stated in a televised interview with Belarus 1 TV, in keeping with Reuters. “It is dependent upon how successfully Washington's mediating efforts proceed,” he added.
Regardless of these remarks, Russia has rejected a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal and continued its assaults on Ukrainian cities launching file numbers of drones towards Ukrainian cities. Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin overtly said that “all of Ukraine is ours,” elevating additional doubts in regards to the Kremlin’s willingness to interact in significant negotiations.
Peskov’s interview aired because the battle strikes into its fourth summer time with no complete ceasefire in place. Though two rounds of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine came about in Istanbul this yr—on Could 16 and June 2—the discussions haven’t led to any breakthrough on ending hostilities.
Whereas the Istanbul conferences led to notable prisoner exchanges, they produced no tangible progress towards peace.
The Kyiv IndependentYuliia Taradiuk