Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying that Moscow is “fully open to the negotiation process” and “interested in achievement [swoich] goals precisely through political and diplomatic means”. He added that Russia's position “has not changed” and has been repeatedly confirmed by President Vladimir Putin. “We consistently stick to this position,” he said.
In a separate comment, Peskov said that currently only proposals associated with Trump are, according to the Kremlin, “substantive” and “can be a very good basis for talks.” He added that Moscow still “sticks to this view” and will deal with the document “substantively” when the time comes.
Peskov emphasized, however, that Russia had not been presented with the revised version of the plan that negotiators from the White House and Ukraine are working on. He said that Moscow “follows media reports and analyzes them carefully” and understands that “a negotiation process is ongoing” between the Americans and Ukrainians, and corrections are being made to the previously published text.
-We understand that the text we had previously unofficially has already been changed — Peskov said, adding that at some point “contacts with the Americans” will be carried out and Russia “will officially receive some information.” For now, he said, there was “no news” for the Kremlin.
“Serious diplomats discuss such things in private.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed that Moscow had received Trump's plan and was ready to discuss it, TASS news agency reported. — We have it, we received it through unofficial channels. “It has not been sent to us officially,” he said. — However, as the president said, we are ready to discuss its content because there are many issues that need clarification.
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Lavrov said that The White House has not provided an updated version, which the media describes as a truncated, 19-point framework. A Russian official characterized the document, which was to be flown from Geneva to Abu Dhabi, as an “intermediate version”, according to Ukrainian magazine Focus, and said Russia was now waiting for a new draft reflecting the agreement between the White House, Ukraine and the EU.
Lavrov linked Moscow's position directly to the arrangements reached during the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska. He warned that if “the spirit and letter of Anchorage, along with the key arrangements we have written therein” are removed from the plan, it will mean a “fundamentally different situation”.
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL / POOL / PAP
Some European actors, he argued They “failed” in their commitment to the process and complained about a “wave of rumors and speculation” aimed at “discrediting Trump's peace initiatives.”
Lavrov also criticized what he called “megaphone diplomacy”. He gave the example of public comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who described Trump's plan as “unacceptable” and tantamount to “surrender to Russia.” “Serious diplomats discuss such things privately, as they should, until a final agreement is reached,” Lavrov said.
From 28 to 19 points. Trump's team and Ukraine are narrowing the framework before handing it over to Moscow
The Kremlin's comments came after the Trump administration's proposals rapidly evolved. On November 23, the Trump and Kiev delegations met in Geneva, after which the list was shortened to 19 items. An adviser to the Ukrainian president involved in the talks said that “some points have been deleted, some have been changed” and that “final decisions on the most problematic issues will be made by presidents”.
Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, and Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, talk to journalists during consultations on the peace plan. Geneva, November 23, 2025PAP/EPA/MARTIAL TREZZINI
The revised version is currently being transmitted to Moscow as part of a diplomatic sequence. Dan Driscoll, U.S. Secretary of the Army, is holding talks with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi in what Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kislica described as a “logical continuation” of efforts to end the war.
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