Russia Still Waiting For Next Round Of Negotiations With Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine Negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey. (Source: Alexander Ryumin/TASS)

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was still waiting for a date proposal from Ukraine for the next round of negotiations, after two rounds of previous negotiations.

"As the president said last week, we are waiting for Ukraine's proposal for possible dates. As soon as the date is agreed - and we hope it will happen - we will make an announcement," Peskov said, launching TASS July 9.

Earlier this month, the Kremlin denied the claim of US President Donald Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, Russia bought time in peace negotiations, insisting Moscow had fulfilled all the deals reached so far in negotiations.

That refers to a statement by US President Donald Trump's senior envoy, Keith Kellog, who said, "Russia cannot continue to buy time while they are bombing civilian targets in Ukraine."

"We certainly support the achievement of the goals we want to achieve through special military operations through political and diplomatic means. Therefore, we are not interested in delaying anything," Peskov said.

Russia is known to have launched a special military operation on Ukrainian territory on February 24, 2022. Negotiations between the two countries were carried out in March 2022 in Belarus and Turkey, but no agreement has yet been reached.

In April, US President Steve Witkoff's special envoy was found to have met President Putin twice.

This year, the two countries have held two rounds of live negotiations, the first at the Dolmabache Palace on May 16 and the second at the Ciragan Palace on June 2, both in Istanbul, Turkey, to end the war between the two countries.

After the initial negotiations in June, Russia and Ukraine agreed to hold the next round of negotiations. Peskov said Moscow hopes that the next round date can be agreed upon soon.