Kremlin Awaits Further Clarification on U.S. Peace Proposal Following Geneva Discussions

On Monday, the Kremlin announced it has not received any further updates from the White House regarding the latest peace initiative after discussions between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Geneva. The Kremlin stated that it would await the evolution of the talks before crafting a response.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov informed reporters, «We have not yet received any information.» He continued, «We have been closely monitoring various media reports in recent days, including those from Geneva, but nothing has been officially communicated to us.»

After their meeting in Switzerland on Sunday, the United States and Ukraine released a joint statement indicating that officials had developed an «updated and refined peace framework» derived from a 28-point plan that had leaked the previous week and was subsequently verified by the White House.

The statement noted that Ukrainian and U.S. officials agreed to continue «intensive efforts» on collaborative proposals in the upcoming days. Many in Ukraine had previously criticized the original plan as tantamount to surrender, given that it conceded to several of the Kremlin’s long-standing demands.

Peskov mentioned on Monday, «We saw a statement indicating that some amendments were made to the text we reviewed earlier following the discussions in Geneva. We will wait and see; it appears that dialogue is ongoing.»

European leaders, caught off guard by Washington’s latest push for peace, quickly formulated their own 28-point counterproposal, which was disclosed on Sunday. EU leaders are expected to discuss this at urgent discussions on Ukraine during a summit in Angola later on Monday.

Peskov remarked that there are no scheduled meetings between Russian and American officials this week, but emphasized that President Vladimir Putin remains receptive to negotiations with Washington.

He refrained from commenting on the specifics of either the U.S. or European proposals, citing the intricacy of the ongoing negotiations.

«This matter is too significant and complex to rely solely on media coverage. We must depend on information obtained through official channels,” Peskov stated.

On Friday, Putin suggested that U.S. proposals for peace in Ukraine could form the foundation for a future agreement to conclude the conflict, which is now approaching its four-year mark, but cautioned that the Russian military would advance further into Ukrainian territory if Kyiv were to reject the plan.

The report included contributions from AFP.