Kremlin denies Putin rejected US peace plan for Ukraine
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov (photo: Getty Images)
In Moscow, officials claim that the Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly did not reject the US peace plan on ending the war in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian media.
"The wording that Putin rejected the US peace plan on Ukraine is incorrect. That is not the case," Peskov said.
Putin–Witkoff meeting
Yesterday, US special envoy Steve Witkoff, accompanied by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The main topic of the meeting was the latest version of the peace plan for Ukraine.
The summit took place after two days of talks in Florida between Ukrainian and American officials, and after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to France.
Two weeks ago, the Americans presented Kyiv with a 28-point peace plan, which many analysts described as not only favorable to Moscow but even as conditions resembling Ukraine's capitulation.
Since then, negotiations between the United States and Ukraine have been held in Geneva and Florida, during which diplomats finalized the peace plan, which has now been presented to the Kremlin.
However, before the meeting, Moscow effectively acknowledged that it was not interested in ending the war, as the Kremlin continues to insist on achieving the goals of the so-called special military operation.
After the meeting, the Kremlin shared details of the talks between Witkoff and Putin, stating that the essence of the plan was discussed rather than specific proposals.
The Russian side also claims that Putin held very useful talks with the US envoys, but they were unable to reach an agreement on a plan to end the war in Ukraine.
