Ukraine: potential new negotiations subsequent week. Peskov: «I can not affirm» | EUROtoday

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After the primary trilateral negotiations involving the United States, Russia and Ukraine, the positions of Moscow and Kiev stay very distant. There may very well be new negotiations subsequent week, within the meantime the battle continues on the bottom.

Russian media: new negotiations subsequent week, Kremlin doesn’t affirm

A brand new spherical of talks on Ukraine might happen there subsequent week in Genevaa supply instructed Tass. «Negotiations might resume as early as subsequent week. Back to Geneva,” clarified the Russian information company supply. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskovnevertheless, didn’t affirm this info. “No, I can’t confirm it yet. After we reach an agreement, we will inform you, as we usually do lately,” Peskov told reporters. Moscow does not have high expectations in the context of the negotiation process, the spokesperson said, adding that it is a complicated and long process.

Zelensky: Europeans must be present in the negotiations

The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated the need for the presence of European representatives in the negotiations for the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, underlining that Europe’s position must be an integral part of the diplomatic process. Zelensky said that in a meeting scheduled today with members of the delegation returning from the Geneva talks he will discuss the results of the meeting and define «the next picture of dialogue” with the US, European and Russian sides.

«It was necessary that Europeans had been current in Switzerland. And that is precisely how we anticipate to proceed working, guaranteeing that the Europe’s place is considered», Zelensky mentioned in a video message revealed on Telegram on Thursday.

New sanctions on Russia: there may be nonetheless no settlement

Still no settlement on the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States (Coreper) on twentieth sanctions package deal towards Russia. A dialogue was held immediately with a view to reaching an settlement as quickly as potential. The aim is to get approval by the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion, February 24.