“A lot depends, of course, on the position of the Kyiv regime. It depends on how effective Washington’s intermediary efforts will continue,” said the representative of the aggressor country.
According to him, the position of Russia is “well known.”
“In the negotiations in Ukraine, it is necessary to take into account the real state of affairs on Earth,” Peskov added.
On June 30, a special representative of the US President in Ukraine Keith Kellogo on the social network wrote that Russia's statements that it was the United States and Ukraine are inhibited by peace negotiations, and not Moscow, are unfounded.
“Peskov's recent comments on the state of negotiations resemble works [английского писателя] George Orvella … President [США Дональд] Trump consistently and firmly seeks to achieve progress on the end of the war, ”said Kellog.
Trump’s special bearer once again emphasized that the United States is being called to immediately end the fire and the transition to tripartite negotiations in order to end the war.
“Russia cannot continue to delay time, a bombing civilian objects in Ukraine,” he emphasized.
Peskov's Recent Comments on state of Negotiats are Orwellian. Russian Claims that is the us and Ukraine Stallings Talks are unfounded. President Trump Has Been Consistent and Adamant about Making Progress to End The War. We are in perfect Ceasefire and move to … pic.twitter.com/vcqf1xetd
– Keith Kellogg (@generalkellogg) June 30, 2025
Context
The first direct negotiations in three years Between Ukraine and the Russian Federation took place on May 16 in Istanbul (Türkiye), the United States and Turkey also attracted them. The parties agreed on the exchange of prisoners, talked about a 30-day ceasefire, as well as the likely meeting of leaders. Ukraine for the meeting June 2 prepared a memorandum, which sets out the main provisions of the proposed agreement with the Russian Federation and the negotiation process. In particular, they relate to sanctions, ceasefire, security guarantees for Ukraine, the media wrote.
The second round of negotiations also took place in Istanbul on June 2. According to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umarov, the delegations managed to coordinate the exchange of prisoners according to the formula for all for all for military personnel of two categories: seriously wounded/seriously ill and young. The minister also said that Ukraine invited the Russian side to hold another meeting in the period from June 20 to 30.
On the same day, Russian propagandists published the text of the Memorandum, which Moscow introduced in Istanbul. The document prescribes, in particular, the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, the “international recognition” of these territories, as well as Crimea, Russian, Russian The ban on the reception and placement of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the presidential elections and the Verkhovna Rada, which supposedly should take place 100 days after the cancellation of martial law.
On June 3, the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee for International Affairs, Alexei Chepa, called two conditions under which the Russian Federation will agree to hold the third round of negotiations with Ukraine until the end of June. The first condition – the forces of the defense of Ukraine must stop their attacks on the Russian rear, including railways and airfields, the second – Kyiv must agree to the proposed by Moscow A truce for several days on separate sections of the front, which supposedly will allow the bodies of the dead.
On June 16, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Grushko, said that in order to complete the invasion of Ukraine, Russia wants the weapons provided to Ukraine to the allies to be destroyed.
On June 27, the illegitimate President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Federation is ready for the new round of negotiations with Kiev in Istanbul.
