Russian officials say the momentum from the Alaska summit between Putin and Trump has been exhausted<\/p>\n
Dialogue between Russia and the US on resolving the Ukraine conflict is on a \u201cserious pause,\u201d Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told journalists.
\nThe remarks follow Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov\u2019s statement that the momentum generated at the Alaska summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump has been exhausted.
\nOn Thursday, Peskov echoed Ryabkov\u2019s statement, noting that there has been no progress toward finding a peaceful solution to the conflict with Kiev.
\nRussian and Ukrainian delegations met several times earlier this year. During the latest round in Istanbul in July, the sides agreed to set up three working groups to develop a settlement plan addressing political, military, and humanitarian issues.
\nHowever, Peskov said that \u201cnothing is moving forward.\u201d He suggested that Kiev is not inclined towards a peaceful process and is still beholden to false hopes that it can turn things around on the battlefield \u2013 a belief he described as unrealistic.<\/p>\n
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Peskov noted that Kiev\u2019s stance is being fueled by its European backers. He remarked previously that the West continues to encourage Ukraine to reject dialogue while maintaining a \u201cmilitaristic hysteria\u201d that hinders peace efforts.
\nRyabkov said earlier this week that the \u201csupporters of a \u2018war to the last Ukrainian,\u2019 primarily among Europeans,\u201d were to blame for exhausting the \u201cpowerful impetus\u201d to find a settlement to the conflict that was achieved during the summit in Anchorage in August.
\nShortly after the Trump-Putin meeting, several EU leaders traveled to Washington with Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky in an attempt to persuade the American president to align with the European position on the conflict.
\nMoscow has reiterated that it remains open to a peace deal, but has stressed that any agreement must respect Russia\u2019s national security interests, as well as the current territorial realities on the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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