Moscow reacts to the US announcement to withdraw from peace talks: «Contacts are quite difficult»

Dmitry Peskov, photo: inforesist.org

The Russians claim to have made «some progress» in negotiations to resolve the war against Ukraine, but admit that the process is «quite difficult».

This was reported by Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitrii Peskov, quoted by the «Kommersant».

According to him, a sign of progress was allegedly Russia's observance of the moratorium on strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. At the same time, Peskov noted that there are still many difficult discussions ahead.

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But it should also be noted that on 18 April, Dmitrii Peskov said that the one-month moratorium on shelling of Ukraine's energy infrastructure had ended.

Commenting on the United States' statements about the need to present proposals to end the war this week, the Kremlin spokesman stressed that «contacts are difficult», although Moscow, he said, seems to be interested in resolving «the conflict» while preserving its own interests.

In recent days, the Donald Trump administration has been discussing the possibility that the United States will not be able to reach a peace agreement on Ukraine in the coming months. In this regard, new mechanisms are being developed to put pressure on both Kyiv and Moscow.

According to Reuters, after the latest rounds of talks, the White House and the State Department concluded that Vladimir Putin is actively resisting US attempts to conclude a lasting peace agreement. Washington is discussing possible economic and diplomatic measures that could force the Kremlin to make concessions.

Although Trump has repeatedly stated that he trusts Putin and believes he is committed to peace, recent events have made the White House question the Russian leadership's intentions. The administration is considering additional sanctions and tariffs that could be imposed on Russia.

Meanwhile, Moscow has made it clear that American proposals to end the war are unacceptable to it, as they do not take into account the Kremlin's demands, which it calls the key causes of the conflict.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington would work on the issue of peace talks for as long as necessary. But their success depends not only on the United States, but primarily on Ukraine and Russia.

At the same time, Donald Trump claimed that he had some control over the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian war and could stop Vladimir Putin.