The Kremlin on Tuesday continued to downplay expectations for an upcoming round of peace settlements between Russian and Ukrainian delegates, stating it does not think any advancement is likely in the near future.Theres no reason to anticipate any kind of miraculous breakthrough, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Thats not likely under the present circumstances.We intend to pursue and secure our interests and to accomplish the objectives we set from the very beginning, saying that it would be misguided to set a timeline for a potential peace settlement due to many elements at play in the negotiations.Peskov also declined to say when the next round of talks will occur, saying just that the Kremlin was hopefulthey will occur this week.Once were prepared, well reveal the timeline, he informed reporters.The concern of negotiations is quite intricate.
To name a few things, well need to talk about the draft memorandums that were exchanged throughout the second round of talks.Earlier, Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky stated the third round of conversations would occur on Wednesday.However, a confidential sourcetoldRussias state news company TASS that the talks would happen Thursday.Russia and Ukraine have actually held two rounds of direct peace talks this year, the very first on May 16 and the second on June 2.
Both rounds occurred in Istanbul.While the 2 warring sides consented to major prisoner exchanges during the talks, there has actually up until now been no breakthrough in reaching a broad ceasefire agreement, not to mention an end to the full-blown intrusion, which Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced in February 2022.
AFP contributed reporting.