Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Moscow is looking to resume trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine soon, as part of efforts to reach a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine, without specifying a possible date for a new round.
Peskov said there was a joint initiative and political will to resume the talks, expressing Moscow’s hope that they would return in the foreseeable future and noting that contacts with American interlocutors were continuing.
Contacts and meetings with the American side
The Kremlin’s position came after Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on 8 September, during which Putin praised US mediation efforts aimed at reaching a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine.
Accusations against Kyiv and European countries
Peskov had accused Kyiv in remarks made on Tuesday of failing to show sufficient flexibility to end the war, and also accused some European countries of urging it to continue fighting.
Peskov said Moscow hoped to reach a peaceful solution, stressing that Russia had preferred to achieve its goals by peaceful means. The material did not include a Ukrainian or European response to the accusations.
