The Kremlin warns that “a whole series of questions” remain to be settled to conclude a truce with kyiv

According to the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, these concern in particular “the inability of the kyiv regime to control several extremist groups” and “subsequent militarization projects” of Ukraine.

A still distant truce. The Kremlin estimated, Monday April 7, that “A whole series of questions” It remained to be settled to conclude a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, when the talks initiated by Washington are struggling to succeed. According to the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov, these concern in particular “The inability of the kyiv regime to control several extremist groups” et “Subsequent militarization projects” from Ukraine.

After three years of a conflict that has made tens of thousands of deaths, US President Donald Trump aims to end hostilities. For this, he broke the diplomatic isolation imposed on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by the Westerners after the start of the offensive in 2022. His administration put pressure for a rapid end of the conflict and for this organized indirect talks with Russian and Ukrainian officials, who have however resulted in any concrete breakthrough.

Under American pressure, kyiv had accepted an unconditional cessation of the fighting, for 30 days, rejected since by Moscow. Russia has agreed to a moratorium on strikes against energy sites, much more limited, but the two belligerents accuse each other since raping it.

These also ratified the principle of a truce in the Black Sea, but the Kremlin then laid conditions, in particular the lifting of sanctions by the Western countries, which do not seem to be admissible in the short term. Friday, the head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio said that Donald Trump would not fall “Not in the trap of endless negotiations” About this conflict.