The Kremlin sees "new developments" in Trump's plan, but has not received formal notification of the initiative
The Kremlin has acknowledged that the peace plan proposed by Washington contains new elements, but has stated that it has not received any formal notification. Moscow insists that any negotiations should start from what was agreed at the Anchorage summit between Trump and Putin.
The Kremlin believes there are "new developments" in the peace plan for Ukraine presented this week by the United States, but has stressed that it has not been officially reported, which is being reported through the media.
Russian Presidency spokesman Dimitri Peskov explained on Friday that Russia "is aware of any changes" to Trump's plan. But officially, Russia "has received nothing about it." The plan generally provides security guarantees to Ukraine in exchange for accepting Russian dominance in eastern Ukraine (Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea).
Moreover, Peskov has followed the official line marked by the Kremlin since the summit of US Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, at which both leaders discussed these kinds of territorial concessions that Ukraine considers unacceptable.
"The Russian party remains committed to the discussions that took place in Anchorage," Peskov said in statements collected by official Russian media, reiterating his readiness to negotiate, but always from the "platform" that became the August summit.
For the rest, Peskov has been silent and has refused to make clear statements about the negotiations. "Do you want me to negotiate such a complicated matter through a megaphone?" he told the media.
"We are open to peace talks for the sake of peace talks, not just for the sake of continuing the process. We want these peace talks to succeed, and for that to happen, we are not prepared to discuss it through a megaphone," he said.
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