Kremlin dismisses Ukraine peace proposals as of little use
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Namibian
Talks held in Oslo and St Petersburg have not brought Ukraine and Russia closer to a peace agreement, according to BBC correspondent Katya Adler’s analysis. Kremlin adviser Iouri Ouchakov dismissed proposals discussed by US envoy Steve Witkoff as of little use, while Moscow says it is only willing to resume technical talks in Abu Dhabi.
Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Iouri Ouchakov, said European and Ukrainian proposals discussed during talks in Norway were of little use in resolving the war in Ukraine. He was speaking after taking part in talks between the Russian president and US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg, The Namibian reports.
The Norwegian prime minister described Tuesday’s talks in Oslo between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Steve Witkoff and European representatives as “good and constructive”. A trilateral meeting between the Russian, Ukrainian and US leaders had been discussed, but the Kremlin says it is willing to resume technical-level trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next month.
Asked by Russian state television about the prospects for peace, Ouchakov said he did not know how close the parties were, while maintaining that things were moving in that direction. Steve Witkoff himself said significant work remained to be done, while asserting that Donald Trump remained determined to end the war.
The talks follow the meeting in Oslo between Zelensky and the US envoy on 21 October, and Witkoff’s mission to Moscow announced on 20 October. The Namibian also notes that Donald Trump recently suspended some sanctions against Moscow, agreed to buy Russian diesel and criticised the Ukrainian president.
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