JAKARTA - The Kremlin said peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were temporarily suspended. The Kremlin accuses European countries of obstructing processes that they think remain open to Moscow.
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have held three rounds of live negotiations this year in Istanbul, last July 23, which has resulted in several agreements to repatriate prisoners of war and the bodies of victims.
However, both parties still do not agree on what the peace agreement might be like.
Russia accuses Kyiv of not recognizing what he calls "reality on the ground".
Ukraine says Moscow is pretending to be interested in negotiations while continuing to try to capture more of its territory.
US President Donald Trump's efforts to broker the deal so far have been in vain.
"Communication channels are available and functioning. Our negotiators have the opportunity to communicate through these channels. But for now, it may be more appropriate to say that there is a pause," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Moscow rejected proposals by European and UK countries to provide security guarantees to Ukraine that may involve deploying NATO troops on the ground after any peace settlement, saying they could not accept the move.
Peskov blamed the ideas for the pause in negotiations.
"The Russian side is still ready to take the path of peaceful dialogue. However, the fact that Europe is blocking this is indeed true. This is not a secret to anyone," he said.
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