Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said negotiators will need to ’resolve a whole series of nuances’ before they can bring an end to the Russia–Ukraine war.
The end of the Russia–Ukraine war is not just around the corner, and negotiators still face several complexities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on April 30.
Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin remains interested in a cease-fire and eventual peaceful settlement to the conflict, “but before doing this, it is necessary to answer a number of questions and resolve a whole series of nuances.”
Peskov offered these comments as U.S. President Donald Trump marked his 100th day in office.
Trump made settling the ongoing war a focus point in his 2024 campaign, and at times on the campaign trail, suggested he could negotiate an end to the conflict within 24 hours of taking office.
In a January interview with Fox News, retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg—Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine—offered a more relaxed goal to reach a deal within Trump’s first 100 days in office.
Last week, Trump said Russia and Ukraine are “very close to a deal.”
However, in his comments to reporters on Wednesday, Peskov suggested a deal will still take time to finalize.
“We understand that Washington is willing to achieve a quick success in this process, but at the same time, we hope for understanding that the settlement in [the] Ukrainian crisis is too complicated to be done overnight,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
The Kremlin has sought to bar Ukrainian entry into NATO and has raised concerns that Ukraine poses a continuing threat to Russian national interests. On Wednesday, Peskov said Putin had tried to resolve these concerns peacefully before launching Russian forces into Ukraine in 2022.
Peskov said the Russian president remains committed to his war goals and to preserving Russian national interests.
In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly acknowledged the possibility that Putin may be dragging out the peace talks.
Sitting for an interview with ABC News to mark his 100th day in office, Trump again said Putin “could be tapping me along a little bit” on the peace process.
By Ryan Morgan
