Russia says about peace talks in Ukraine, but it insists on achieving its “goals” – my country star-news.press/wp

Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals is still a priority. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday, days after US President Donald Trump Moscow gave a final date for a period of 50 days to agree to a ceasefire or face strict sanctions.

Peskov and other Russian officials rejected the accusations of Kyiv and its Western partners in stopping peace talks. Meanwhile, Moscow continues to intensify its long -range attacks on Ukrainian cities, as more drones are launched in one night than it was during a full period in 2024, and analysts say the barriers are likely to escalate.

“President (Vladimir) Putin has spoken repeatedly about his desire to take over the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful result as soon as possible. This is a long process, it requires effort, not easy,” Peskov told government television correspondent Pavel Zarubin.

“The main thing for us is to achieve our goals. Our goals are clear.”

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The Kremlin insisted that any peace deal should see that Ukraine withdraws from the four regions that Russia illegally included in September 2022, but it was not fully arrested. It also wants Ukraine to abandon its attempt to join NATO and accept the strict borders of its armed forces – demanding Kiev and its Western allies.

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In his night speech on Saturday, Ukrainian President Voludmir Zelinski said that his officials suggested a new round of peace talks this week. Russian government media reported on Sunday that no date for negotiations has been set, but he said that Istanbul would most likely the host city.

On July 14, Trump threatened Russia with sharp tariffs and declared a renovated US weapons pipeline to reach Ukraine, and his position towards Moscow stars after months of frustration after unsuccessful negotiations aimed at ending the war. Russia’s negotiations and direct caramels in Istanbul resulted in several rounds of the exchange of prisoners, but a few.

Trump said he would implement a “severe tariff” unless a peace agreement was reached within 50 days. He provided few details about how to implement it, but he suggested that they would target trading partners in Russia in an attempt to isolate Moscow in the global economy.

In addition, Trump said that the European allies will buy “billions and billions” of US military equipment that will be transferred to Ukraine, and renewed the supply of the besieged state. The plan includes Patriot Air Defense Systems, which is a top priority for Ukraine because it belongs to Russian aircraft and Russian missiles.

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Doubts recently arose about Trump’s commitment to supplying Ukraine when the Pentagon stopped shipments due to fears that US stocks were low.

Elsewhere, the Air Force in Ukraine said it had dropped 18 out of 57 witnesses and drones that Russia launched overnight on Sunday, as another 7 disappeared from the radar.

Two women were wounded in Zaporesvia, a southern Ukrainian region partially occupied by Russia, when a drone hit her home, according to the regional military administration. Local Ukrainian officials said that two civilians were injured in Isium, northeast of Ukraine, after a drone was criticized in a residential building.

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