Russia says talks to end Ukraine war ‘serious’ but rules out concessions
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Kremlin spokesman says talks ongoing as US President Donald Trump pushes for an end to the conflict.
Russia says the United States-brokered talks to end the war with Ukraine are “serious”, but its officials caution that an agreement is a long way off and Moscow would offer no major concessions to Kyiv.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in televised comments on Wednesday that the negotiations were ongoing and “the process is serious.”
US President Donald Trump has put forward a 28-point plan – the details of which were leaked last week – and is sending his top negotiator Steve Witkoff to Moscow in the coming days as his administration pushes to end the nearly four-year war.
But Ukraine and its European allies had raised concerns that the US proposal endorsed several Russian demands, including that Ukraine cede additional territory, curb the size of its military and be barred from joining NATO.
The plan has since been modified with the emerging proposal reportedly accommodating some of those concerns.
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