Kremlin responds to Trump’s call for peace talks with Ukraine, says Moscow is open to negotiating certain terms
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Sunday Russia was willing to negotiate over Ukraine, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for “an immediate ceasefire and talks.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said peace talks must be based on the 2022 agreement in Istanbul and on current battlefield realities.
Peskov noted that Ukraine had passed a special decree banning contact with the Russian leader, which he said must be revoked if negotiations were to continue.
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“Our position towards Ukraine is well known; President Putin, in his speech to the Russian Foreign Ministry in June this year, set out conditions for an immediate cessation of hostilities. It is important to remember that it was Ukraine that refused and continues to refuse negotiations,” Pace said Koff said.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborne, Kirsten Donovan)
