Russia is still awaiting a response from Ukraine on the proposal to hold the next round of peace talks in Istanbul on June 2 to begin discussions on draft peace agreements. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by "Reuters", reports News.bg.
Previous talks on May 16 did not lead to a ceasefire agreement, which Moscow says is impossible until certain conditions are met.
"We proposed to meet in Istanbul on Monday, June 2, for a second round. As far as I know, we have not received a response yet," Peskov said during a briefing. "The main thing now is to continue this process of direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations. And it was proposed that this would happen on Monday in Istanbul."
Peskov added that there were no plans yet for a new conversation between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, although, in his words, a phone conversation could be organized "very quickly" if necessary.