Moscow says Ukraine peace talks on pause, Kyiv says new meeting planned
(VOVWORLD) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that talks between Washington, Moscow and Kyiv on ending the conflict in Ukraine were on "situational pause" following the start of the Iran conflict, but Ukraine's president said new discussions were expected this weekend.
"This is a situational pause, for obvious reasons," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that as soon as the American partners could pay more attention to Ukrainian affairs, Moscow hoped that the pause could end and that a new round of talks could take place.
In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address that it was time to end the pause and Washington had sent signals it was ready to continue negotiations. A Ukrainian negotiating team was already on its way to the US for weekend talks.