Kremlin Downplays Hopes for Breakthrough in US Envoys’ Visit
The Kremlin says previous visits produced no results and that Moscow is unlikely to accept new U.S. proposals.
- On Saturday, envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to discuss a peace proposal, with a scheduled visit to Kyiv following on Sunday.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated last week that peace negotiations remain on "a deep pause," and the government believes there are "extremely low" chances for a diplomatic breakthrough.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin maintains demands for the entire Donetsk region, while President Donald Trump claimed to have "an idea of peace" despite reports of 32,000 combined casualties.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged to halt air strikes during the mission to ensure safe passage, though Russia has refused to commit to pausing its ongoing bombardment of Ukraine.
- Negotiations reached an impasse last year after being approximately 90 per cent agreed, and current efforts face skepticism as officials struggle to bridge significant territorial differences.
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Kremlin views agreement prospects pessimistically after Witkoff, Kushner's Moscow visit – media
The Kremlin views the prospects of reaching agreements on ending the Russian war against Ukraine during the visit of the United States presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow extremely pessimistically, Bloomberg reported.
The Kremlin does not expect a breakthrough from new negotiations with the United States - Bloomberg US envoys will arrive in Moscow on September 5 with <p>a proposal to end the war. The Kremlin considers the prospects of a deal extremely low</p>.
The Kremlin believes that the chances of diplomatic progress in the upcoming visit of American broadcasters Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow are "extremely low," Bloomberg reported on Saturday, September 5, according to Kyiv Post.
Russia attacked cities in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv regions overnight. Several people were killed, civilian buildings were damaged, and fires broke out. Donald Trump's envoys are scheduled to hold peace talks in Moscow and Kyiv this weekend.
The Kremlin has extremely low expectations from the visit of Kushner and Witkoff
The Kremlin has extremely low expectations from the visit of Kushner and Witkoff — Bloomberg.US Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Moscow on Saturday for talks on resolving the conflict in Ukraine.According to the sources...
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