“There will be no peace as quickly as Trump wants”

Ukraine
Kremlin: No peace as quickly as Trump wants

Olivia Birgander

Updated 12.19 | Published 11.17

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman. Photo: Yury Kochetkov / AP

Putin is open to peace and Russia is working hard to achieve it, the Kremlin says. However, there will be no peace as quickly as Trump wants, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, tells CNN.

– We understand that Washington wants to achieve quick success in this process, but at the same time we hope for understanding that the solution is far too complicated to be done overnight, says Dmitri Peskov, spokesman for CNN.

Peskov also added that Russia must achieve all its goals in Ukraine and that, in what he describes as a military operation, all of Putin's decisions have been absolutely correct.

- It is our duty to win victory in Ukraine.

Trump cannot count on quick results in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. Photo: Evan Vucci / AP

Wants to negotiate directly with Ukraine

In recent months, the United States has tried to mediate between Russia and Ukraine to achieve a ceasefire. But now it seems that negotiations on a ceasefire have stalled. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has threatened that the US could withdraw from the negotiations if there is no progress.

At the same time, the Kremlin now says it is ready to negotiate directly with Ukraine. Peskov states that Putin has offered Zelensky negotiations without any initial conditions, but that Kiev has not yet responded.

- A peace agreement should be concluded with Ukraine and not with the US