Kremlin: high-level Ukraine talks meaningless without expert-level groundwork, Peskov says
Dmitry Peskov addressed Europe's stance toward Russia and the prospect of a Putin-Trump meeting, TASS reported.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that high-level negotiations on a Ukraine settlement, including any between Russia and the United States, would be meaningless without prior preparation at the expert level, according to TASS.
Peskov's comments came as part of a broader set of Kremlin statements addressing what Russian officials describe as a "Russophobic" stance among some European countries, as well as the possibility of a future meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, TASS reported.
The Kremlin spokesman's remarks suggest that Moscow sees technical, expert-level talks as a necessary precursor to any higher-level summit on ending the war in Ukraine, though the report did not specify a timeline for such preparatory work or indicate whether a Putin-Trump meeting was imminent.
TASS's report did not elaborate on the specific European statements or policies that prompted the Kremlin's characterization of a "Russophobic" stance.
The comments come amid continued diplomatic engagement between Russian and American officials over the course of the war, with both sides periodically signaling openness to talks while disagreeing on terms and preconditions.
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- IN BRIEF: Kremlin statements on European Russophobic stance, possible Putin-Trump meet — TASS (Russia)
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