MOSCOW,: Russia is still waiting for proposals from the Ukrainian side on possible dates for a meeting to reach a peace settlement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today.
“As the president said last week, we are waiting for a Ukrainian proposal for possible dates. As soon as dates are agreed and we hope that it will be done we will make an announcement,” Peskov noted, reports Russian state media TASS.
Peskov went on to state that no lasting resolution can be reached so long as European and American weapon supplies to Kyiv continue, calling them the biggest hindrance to promoting a peace proposal.
“It is obvious that, of course, these actions (delivery of weapons to Kyiv), rather, they probably do not lie in the mainstream of attempts to promote a peaceful settlement. That is, in this case, the line that the Europeans have chosen is absolutely aimed at promoting in every possible way the continuation of military actions
Earlier, the US had said that it will resume its weapons supplies to Ukraine after it had paused major arms and ammunition consignments to the country, with the Secretary of Defence attributing it to a domestic shortage, as well as focusing on the US troops stationed in the Middle East.
President Donald Trump had stated that Washington, post a strategic review of its supplies by the Pentagon, will continue providing Ukraine munitions in line with “defensive capabilities”.
Despite Trump’s comments expressing his disappointment over President Vladmir Putin’s refusal to stop, the two leaders have managed to share positive and constructive dialogue, with Putin also expressing his gratitude for Washington’s attempts to promote dialogue between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian weapons supplies are currently running at a low, as the country has already lost much of its own indigenous weaponry, and is even running out of crucial defence components such as the MIM-104 Patriot interceptor missiles for the US Patriot missile defence system, which is Kyiv’s bulwark against all aerial attacks by Moscow.
While the EU has said that it will continue supplying weapons to Ukraine, its own collective supplies are not enough to strengthen the country against Russia’s massive weapons arsenal.
Furthermore, several European countries have refused to give Ukraine weapons and ammunition, stating that they won’t drag themselves into a war with Moscow in any capacity, direct or indirect. This includes countries like Hungary, Austria, Ireland, and Serbia.
Other countries like Slovakia, and Bulgaria have provided supplies in a restrictive capacity while largely maintaining neutrality or more silent support for the Kremlin.
