
The Kremlin claimed on Saturday that the West had unconstructively responded to Vladimir Putin’s suggestions for a new safety framework and peace deals with Ukraine. ” There is a bit of it, a huge amount of it- standard effect, standard claims. According to Dmitry Peskov, a spokeswoman for the Kremlin,” of an unconstructive nature.”
Putin said on Friday that Russia must meet its requirements for starting peace talks with Ukraine, but that only if Kyiv agreed to abandon its Nato interests and hand over four counties that Moscow had demanded, a demand Kyiv quickly rejected as equivalent to retreat.