Russia welcomes Ukraine’s negotiating proposal, but has not seen a breakthrough

According to Interfax, a day after the round of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine ended in Istanbul (Turkey), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he welcomed Kiev’s making written proposals to move forward. end the current conflict, but the Kremlin has not seen any signs of improvement.

This is the Kremlin’s official response to the results of the round of peace talks in Turkey.

Speaking to the press, Dmitry Peskov said that Russia does not see any promise or see anything like a breakthrough, insisting that there is still a long road ahead.

Peskov also declined to comment on whether countries could act as guarantors of Ukraine’s security, suggesting reporters contact his “colleague”, Assistant to the President and Head of Delegation. Russian judge Vladimir Medinsky for more information.

The statement of the Kremlin’s press secretary came after Russia and Ukraine had just held talks that were evaluated as constructive in Istanbul. Russian media on March 29 reported that the Ministry of Defense of the country decided to reduce the scale of operations in the directions of Kiev and Chernigov, and withdraw troops from some fronts.