Kremlin officials stated on Tuesday that there is no timeline for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, citing the complexity of negotiating a joint ceasefire and peace document.
In comments reported by the state-run RIA news agency, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that before a final deal could be achieved, Moscow and Kyiv would need to exchange and amend draft ideas.
Peskov declared, “There are no deadlines and there cannot be any.” “Obviously, everyone wants to finish this as soon as possible, but the details are where the trouble lies.”
Peskov went on to explain that the writing process would entail simultaneous submissions from both parties, which would then be combined into a single document through what he called “complex contacts.”
His remarks coincide with growing international pressure on both nations to defuse the conflict, which is now in its third year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and a number of European leaders, including those from France, Germany, Italy, Finland, and the European Union, spoke with US President Donald Trump over the phone on Monday.
The talks centered on renewing peace initiatives that had stalled.
President Trump announced after the calls that Russia and Ukraine had decided to start ceasefire talks right away. He declared, “We hope this will result in a lasting peace.”
For his part, President Putin reaffirmed Moscow’s openness to negotiations.
He declared, “Russia is prepared to collaborate with the Ukrainian side on a memorandum on a potential future peace accord.”
Despite the fact that both Moscow and Washington seem eager to resume talks, analysts are nevertheless skeptical that such rapid progress can be possible.
