Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to the spokesman of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskow during the summit of leaders of nations who are members of the Independence Community (CIS) in Moscow, Russia on October 8, 2024.
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The Kremlin said on Tuesday that this would not disclose the contents of conversations with a weapon suspension agreement with American officials, because Ukrainian diplomats prepared themselves to meet American counterparts for further discussions.
“It was” technical “conversations, so the content of these conversations will not be made public. But I repeat again that the results are evaluated by Moscow and Washington, and then we can talk about some statements, “said press secretary of the Peskov Kremlin on Tuesday, according to comments translated by NBC News.
Peskov added that there were no direct plans for another call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump. However, the Kremlin official said, however, that contacts would continue between Russian and American diplomats.
It was expected that US and Russian officials would issue a joint statement on Tuesday after a day of talks between officials in Saudi Arabia on Monday, among the ongoing discussions in favor of a broker full 30-day arms suspension between Russia and Ukraine after three years of war.
Monday's conversations seemed to focus on the suspension of a sea weapon covering the Black Sea – one of the central points of war during the war, which led to disruption Shipping of regional agricultural exports and grain, which caused confusion in global supply chains.
Earlier, the Russian state media quoted the older Russian official as stating that the discussions – which lasted 12 hours – were “detailed and complex”.
“(() We discussed everything, and the dialogue was in detail and complex, but quite useful for us and the Americans” – Grigory Karasin, chairman of the Federation Council Committee for International, which took part in negotiations, Told Russia of the State Information Agency TASS.
“We discussed many problems,” he added, the agency. The BBC has announced that Moscow is believed that it is asking to raise some Western sanctions in order to revive the cereal, from which Russia withdrew in mid -2023.
Ukraine had already agreed to a 30-day weapon suspension agreement during its own talks with US officials and accused Russia of “manipulation” by delaying the possible truce. Ukrainian delegations and the USA will meet on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for talks, national Ukrainian sender and other information agencies.
On Monday evening, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that officials in Kiev once again talked to their American counterparts regarding a potential agreement.
“Today we organized meetings focused on diplomatic efforts. I talked to (Ukrainian defense minister) Ruster Umerov. Yesterday a meeting with the US team was held. Today US representatives soon talked to the war team – that is, with representatives of Russia.
Kyiv emphasized that his European allies must be involved in every future peace agreement, but Moscow and Washington expressed skepticism in connection with their participation.
“We need to move towards real peace – with a security guarantee. And we all need it – in Ukraine, Europe, America and around the world – everyone who wants stability in international relations,” said Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian leader has previously repeatedly called for security guarantees as part of peaceful peaceful arrangements.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) and adviser to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Yuri Ushakov (2.
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For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the beginning of this month that any weapon suspension agreement could not allow Ukraine to arma, demanding the arrest of arms to Kijasz during each break in the fight.