Peskov confirms Russia’s readiness for dialogue, but asks the initiative from Ukraine: Trump’s sanctions increase tension

Russia is waiting for the proposals of Kiev concerning the timing of the third round of direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations. This was stated on Tuesday in Moscow spokesman Kremlin Dmitry Peskov, AFP reported, TASR writes.

“We are still ready; we have not received any suggestions from the Ukrainian side,” He added Peskov. At the briefing, he also stated that decisions concerning Ukraine and taken in Washington and other capital cities of the NATO Member States perceived Kiev as a signal to continue the war.

According to Peskov, the new statements of US President Donald Trump is seriously taken by the Kremlin and plans to analyze them. “Something is addressed to the President (Vladimir) to Putin. We certainly need time to analyze what was said in Washington,” He told Pesk’s journalists, saying that if Putin would consider it necessary, he will certainly comment on it.

On Monday, Trump confirmed an agreement on the supply of weapons to Ukraine through NATO at a meeting with Secretary General Mark Rutte in the White House, for which the European Allies Kiev will pay. At the same time, he expressed dissatisfaction with the chief of Kremlin Vladimir Putin and warned Russia that if he did not end the conflict in Ukraine within 50 days, It will impose 100 % secondary duties on his business partners.

In the meantime, several Russian politicians have already responded to Trump’s words. Deputy Chairman of the Council of Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev described Trump’s statement as a “theatrical ultimatum”. “The world has gumped out in anticipation of the consequences. The fighting Europe was disappointed. It didn’t matter Russia,” He wrote on X Medvedev, who held the position of Russian President between 2008 and 2012.

The Vice -Chairman of the Federation Council, the Lower Chamber of the Russian Parliament, Konstantin mowers on Monday in a telegram’s post, ironized Trump’s statement and added that “If this is all that Trump said today about Ukraine, then expectations were too high”. According to Kozačov’s Trump’s statement about the war in Ukraine, it will have no effect on the mood in Russia. He recalled that in the 50 days that Trump gave to end the war in Ukraine, much can change not only on the battlefields, as well as in the political environment of the US and NATO.

According to Kosač’s opinion, Europeans have trapped, which was set by Washington-now from Trump for Ukraine they will buy a weapon systems made in the US, and only the American military-industrial complex will benefit.

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