Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Ukraine “one way or another” will engage in peace talks to end almost three years of conflict. He announced it the day after the call of US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump then spoke with the Ukrainian preset Volodymyr Greeny. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
“One way or another, of course, Ukraine will participate in the negotiations. There will be a bilateral Russian-American dialogue, as well as a dialogue, which, of course, will be associated with the participation of Ukraine,” He said Peskov for state television. He did not indicate whether it would be direct interviews of Russian and Ukrainian officials.
Ukrainian President declared on Thursday that Ukraine will not accept any bilateral agreement on its future, which Russia and the US would achieve without the participation of Kiev.
Kremlin spokesman In connection with the planned meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump said that there is no agreement about the time and place of the personal meeting of both leaders. According to Peskov, the meeting could occur in a few weeks or even months.
The US President said on Wednesday evening that his first meeting with Russian counterparts since joining the office will take place in Saudi Arabia. “No decisions have been taken yet, neither at work nor at the highest level,” Kremlin spokesman said. According to the Russian news agency TASS Peskov, he confirmed that Saudi Riyadh was mentioned as a potential place of future presidents’ meeting during their call.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), referring to unnamed sources, wrote that In recent weeks, Chinese officials have proposed to the US government through intermediaries to organize a summit between Trump and Putin. Chinese diplomacy spokesman Kuo Jia-Kchun did not comment on it on Thursday and said he had no information he could publish.
Kremlin spokesman also said that Putin likes to welcome world leaders, including Trump in May to celebrate the victory over fascism in Moscow, informs Tass.
