The cannot accept their proposals for the end of the war in Ukraine in the present form because they do not refer to the problems that Moscow considers to have caused the conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Rybkov said, implying that the US-Russian talks have been.
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister’s comments suggest that Moscow and Washington have so far not been able to bridge the differences that Putin has made more than two weeks ago, when he said the US proposals needed processing.
They are also taking place when US US President Donald Trump seems to be becoming more and more impatient, believing that Moscow is being stuck in the issue of reaching a wider agreement.
In recent days, Trump has said he has been “upset” with Putin saying he will impose sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil if he senses that Moscow is blocking an agreement.
What does Moscow ask for
Ryabkov, who is a US-Russia relations specialist, said Moscow is not yet able to agree.
“We took into account the models and solutions proposed by the Americans, but we cannot adopt them entirely in their present form,” Ryabkov said.
“From what we see, there is no place in them today in our main demand, that is, to solve the problems related to the deeper causes of this conflict. It is completely absent and this must be overcome, “he said in an interview with International Affairs.
Putin has stated that Ukraine must resign from its ambitions to join NATO, Russia to take control of the four Ukrainian regions it claims as its own, and the size of the Ukrainian army to decline. Kiev has stated that these requirements are equivalent to it.
‘The issue is very complicated’
Asked about Trump’s latest remarks about Putin’s desire to have an agreement with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters earlier today that Moscow is continuing contacts with the American side.
“The issue is very complicated. The substance we are discussing about Ukrainian arrangement is very complicated. This requires a great deal of extra effort. “
Before the weekend, Trump had adopted a more reconciliation attitude towards Russia who had left the Western allies cautious as he was trying to mediate the end of the conflict in Ukraine, which is now in its fourth year.
But in recent days and in the midst of pressure from Europeans, such as the Finland president, who urged him to put Russia in front of its responsibilities, it adopted a toughest tone.
