Russia, according to Kremlin, took note of US President Donald Trump’s statement on the plan to shorten the deadline for an agreement to terminate the war in Ukraine. A spokesman for Russian President Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday in the first official reaction said that Moscow was committed to the peaceful process to settle the conflict. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
Trump announced on Monday that “there is nothing to wait” and the 50-day period he gave to Russia two weeks ago to end the war in Ukraine, he plans to shorten to 10 to 12 days. According to Trump, it should impose 100 % duties on the business partners of Moscow. The White House chief also reiterated that he was disappointed from Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he was no longer interested in talking to him.
“We took note of yesterday’s statement by President Trump. We continue to commit ourselves to the peaceful process in order to resolve the conflict around Ukraine and to ensure our interests, ” He said Peskov, saying that a special military operation, which Moscow refers to its invasion of Ukraine, continues.
In addition, the Kremlin spokesman admitted that Russia had experienced a slowdown in efforts to restore relations with the United States. “There is really a slowdown. We would like to see more dynamics. We are interested. To be able to move forward we need impulses from both sides”He answered the journalistic question during the briefing.
Russia has intensified missile and drone attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks. According to Ukrainian authorities, the latest night to Tuesday claimed 22 victims and 85 injured. The target of the strokes was 73 Ukrainian towns and villages, as well as corrective facilities in the Zaporoza region, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greenable, saying that it was an intentional attack. “The Russians could not know that there are civilians in this facility,” he said on the network X. According to the information, at least 17 prisoners died on the spot and another 42 are injured.
