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The Kremlin connected Tuesday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could question to Moscow for talks if helium is prepared for “responsible and serious” discussions aimed astatine resolving the Ukraine conflict, portion stating that nary authoritative connection channels presently beryllium betwixt Russia and Ukraine.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov made the remarks during a media briefing, according to Russian authorities quality bureau TASS.He said determination were presently nary ceremonial mechanisms for dialog betwixt Moscow and Kyiv but indicated that Russia remained unfastened to nonstop engagement nether definite conditions.“There are nary authoritative channels for connection betwixt Moscow and Kyiv,” Peskov said, arsenic quoted by TASS.However, helium added that Zelenskyy could travel to Moscow if helium was consenting to clasp substantive discussions connected ending the conflict.“Zelensky, you cognize that Putin has really said everything, everything was offered. It was said and repeated respective times that if Zelensky is acceptable to talk responsibly and seriously, the Kyiv authorities knows perfectly good what helium is talking about, past helium tin ever travel to Moscow, wherever helium volition beryllium received,” Peskov said.The Kremlin’s remarks came aft renewed diplomatic enactment astir the Ukraine war, with US President Donald Trump holding talks with Zelenskyy connected the sidelines of the G7 Summit successful France.
Trump said aft his gathering with the Ukrainian person that Russia should hold to a bid woody with Ukraine, adding that helium would bash “whatever” helium could to assistance extremity the conflict.“Look, Russia should marque a deal,” Trump told reporters, according to Reuters.Zelenskyy aboriginal said G7 leaders agreed that Russia was not winning the warfare and discussed imaginable further sanctions targeting Moscow’s lipid exports, banking assemblage and subject production.Peskov besides commented connected the expected sojourn of US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Russia for talks related to the Ukraine conflict, saying nary nonstop dates had been finalised.“There are nary nonstop dates for the sojourn of American emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Russia yet,” Peskov said.“The American negotiators volition get soon, but determination are nary nonstop dates yet. As you know, the Americans are engaged preparing and signing the memorandum that has been agreed upon.
We cognize that the signing is scheduled for Switzerland astatine the extremity of this week. After that, they volition astir apt beryllium capable to question to Moscow,” helium added.European leaders astatine the G7 acme were pushing Trump to instrumentality a tougher stance against Moscow, including done imaginable further sanctions, portion Ukrainian officials sought to item Kyiv’s presumption connected the battlefield and summation unit connected Russia.Peskov, meanwhile, said Russian President Vladimir Putin had not been invited to the G7 Summit.“There was nary invitation, of course,” helium said.The Kremlin spokesperson besides said Putin and Trump did not sermon a imaginable gathering betwixt Putin and Zelenskyy during their latest telephone call.He added that nary 1 had approached Russia with a connection to put specified a meeting.
