The Kremlin announced a pause in the peace process regarding Ukraine
The Kremlin has stated that the peace process aimed at ending the war in Ukraine is currently on hold. Dmitry Peskov acknowledged the absence of active negotiations and expressed hope that they would resume. However, he did not provide any specific timelines or details. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Kremlin leader.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that the process, which Moscow refers to as the “peaceful settlement” of the war against Ukraine, has effectively stalled for now, and there is no active phase of negotiations, although Russia, according to him, still expects them to resume.
This is reported by Russian media, citing Peskov’s comment, in which he briefly described the situation as follows: “The peace process regarding Ukraine is on hold; Russia is counting on its resumption.” The Kremlin representative did not provide any details regarding the reasons for this pause or the possible timing of the resumption of negotiations, limiting himself to a general statement about “expecting the process to continue,” which effectively confirms the absence of any real progress on the diplomatic front.
Against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities and the absence of public signals of progress in the negotiations, this statement only underscores that the diplomatic track remains frozen, and the parties are not demonstrating a convergence of positions on ending the war.
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