Moscow is yet to receive a good offer to start talks on Ukraine, Russia's deputy foreign minister said in remarks published on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he believed Washington was progressing in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
“It is important that words be backed up by practical steps that take into account Russia's legitimate interests, demonstrating a readiness to eradicate the root causes of the crisis and recognise the new realities,” deputy foreign minister Mikhail Galuzin told RIA state news agency.
“Concrete proposals of this nature have not yet been received,” he said.
There has been a slew of contradictory or guarded messages from Washington and Moscow in recent days about possible talks between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on bringing an end to the war that Moscow started nearly three years ago.
Trump said over the weekend he has spoken with Putin and expects more conversations to come.
“I do believe we're making progress,” Trump said.
“We want to stop the Ukraine-Russia war.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the TASS state news agency on Sunday that “many different communications are emerging” on talks between Putin and Trump and he may not be aware of everything.
“Therefore, in this case, I can't confirm or deny it,” Peskov said when asked by TASS to comment.
Trump has repeatedly said he wants to end the war and that he will meet Putin to discuss it. On Sunday, Trump told reporters he would meet Putin at an appropriate time.
On Friday, Trump said he would probably meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week to discuss ending the war.
Putin sees the war, which marks its third anniversary on February 24, as existential for Russia's survival. Kyiv and its Western allies see it as an unprovoked colonial-style land grab.
Zelensky told Reuters he wanted Ukraine to supply the US with rare earths and other minerals in return for financially supporting its war effort. The Ukrainian president has in the past rule out ceding any territory to Russia and insisted on his priority of Nato integration.
Galuzin told RIA Moscow remains open to a dialogue on Ukraine, but it will keep its demand unchanged: no further expansion of Nato and protection of rights of Russian residents in Ukraine.
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Russia yet to receive satisfactory proposals to start talks on Ukraine
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Moscow is yet to receive a good offer to start talks on Ukraine, Russia's deputy foreign minister said in remarks published on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he believed Washington was progressing in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
“It is important that words be backed up by practical steps that take into account Russia's legitimate interests, demonstrating a readiness to eradicate the root causes of the crisis and recognise the new realities,” deputy foreign minister Mikhail Galuzin told RIA state news agency.
“Concrete proposals of this nature have not yet been received,” he said.
There has been a slew of contradictory or guarded messages from Washington and Moscow in recent days about possible talks between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on bringing an end to the war that Moscow started nearly three years ago.
Trump said over the weekend he has spoken with Putin and expects more conversations to come.
“I do believe we're making progress,” Trump said.
“We want to stop the Ukraine-Russia war.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the TASS state news agency on Sunday that “many different communications are emerging” on talks between Putin and Trump and he may not be aware of everything.
“Therefore, in this case, I can't confirm or deny it,” Peskov said when asked by TASS to comment.
Trump has repeatedly said he wants to end the war and that he will meet Putin to discuss it. On Sunday, Trump told reporters he would meet Putin at an appropriate time.
On Friday, Trump said he would probably meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week to discuss ending the war.
Putin sees the war, which marks its third anniversary on February 24, as existential for Russia's survival. Kyiv and its Western allies see it as an unprovoked colonial-style land grab.
Zelensky told Reuters he wanted Ukraine to supply the US with rare earths and other minerals in return for financially supporting its war effort. The Ukrainian president has in the past rule out ceding any territory to Russia and insisted on his priority of Nato integration.
Galuzin told RIA Moscow remains open to a dialogue on Ukraine, but it will keep its demand unchanged: no further expansion of Nato and protection of rights of Russian residents in Ukraine.
Reuters
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