“The negotiations with the United States regarding the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine are facing difficulties, stated the spokesperson for the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, on Thursday.”The process is advancing quite slowly,” he said, adding that the blame for these difficulties lies with “the regime in Kiev” and the European Union countries which, according to Peskov, have suddenly become “hawks of war” (according to the Interfax news agency).Contacts with the US “will continue,” but currently there are no concrete details, Peskov emphasized. Additionally, there has been no progress in arranging for new direct negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, said presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov. “There is discussion about a possible phone call, but currently there is no agreement,” he said.In the past two months, Russian and American diplomats have had at least six face-to-face meetings, including two at the beginning of April. On April 2-3, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, visited Washington, and on April 10, delegations from the two countries met for nearly six hours in Istanbul.On March 18, the US announced that an agreement had been reached on a 30-day moratorium on mutual attacks on energy infrastructure. But this “understanding” expires on April 18, and the Kremlin has not yet declared whether it is willing to extend it. The Russian side will send “certain signals” to their American partners regarding the situation of the moratorium, Ushakov stated to Interfax, without providing further details.Read more HERE”
