In March, Donald Trump decided that General Keith Kellogg, who had been the special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, would focus only on contacts with Kiev.
On Wednesday, April 30, the American military interviewed Fox News. He emphasized in it that the United States would not stop playing the role of a mediator between Moscow and Kiev. He also reported what Ukraine's current position looks like in terms of the end of the war.
– Ukrainians are ready to reflect the territories that Russia actually occupies, although they do not recognize it legally forever. They agree to this option. They understand that when a weapon suspension is established, each party will remain in their positions. They are ready for that. Last week they told me that they had already discussed this agreement. They are ready to suspend weapons on the current lines, “said General Keith Kellogg.
Vladimir Putin announced a suspension of a weapon
On Monday, the Kremlin announced that “for humanitarian reasons, on the days of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory, from the north from 7 to 8 May to midnight from 10 to 11 May, the Russian side announces a suspension of weapons.”
During this period, all warfare is to be suspended. However, the communiqué states that “in the event of a violation of the arms suspension by Kiev, Russian army would provide an appropriate and effective answer.”
Earlier on Monday, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pieskov announced that Russia is ready to talk to Ukraine. The Russian side indicated that the recognition of the annexed regions of Ukraine is “necessary” in the context of conversations, said the TASS agency.
