(VOVWORLD) - Russia and the US had a common understanding on the need to move towards ending the conflict in Ukraine but that there are still many different aspects that need to be worked out, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
 The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is the venue of the Russian-US talks on settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) |
Negotiations in Saudi Arabia between Moscow and Washington are focused on technical issues, including the Black Sea Initiative, which is about the security of shipping in the region, Peskov said.
Peskov told media that Russian moratorium on striking energy infrastructure in Ukraine remained in place despite reports of continued Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure targets.
Sergey Leshchenko, advisor of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, said on Monday that the US and Ukrainian delegations will hold another round of talks in Riyadh. The Ukrainian delegation is staying in Saudi Arabia, not returning, to hold their consultations after the conclusion of the Russian-US talks, Leshchenko said on television.
The first round of talks between the technical teams of Ukraine and the US took place on Sunday afternoon and lasted six hours.