'No deadlines and can't be,' says Putin's spokesperson on Ukraine memorandum
Photo: Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson (Getty Images)
Putin`s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, stated there are no specific deadlines for preparing a memorandum with Ukraine regarding a possible future ceasefire and peace agreement, according to TASS.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that there are no specific deadlines for preparing a "memorandum on settlement with Ukraine" regarding a possible future end to the war and peace agreement.
According to Peskov, the draft will be formulated jointly by Russia and Ukraine, and a single unified text will be developed.
“There are no deadlines, and there cannot be any. Obviously, everyone wants to do it as quickly as possible. But clearly, the devil is in the details. Drafts will be prepared both by the Russian side and the Ukrainian side. These drafts will be exchanged. And then there will be complicated discussions aimed at producing a single text," he explained.
What else Peskov said
Additionally, Peskov said that during the phone call between the Kremlin head and US President Donald Trump on May 19, the topic of direct contact between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was discussed.
The Russian official also said that contacts between Russia and Ukraine have been reestablished and continue, and that no decision has yet been made about where the talks between Moscow and Kyiv will be held.
The Kremlin spokesperson also confirmed Russia’s interest in "eliminating the root causes of the conflict" with Ukraine.
Putin's statement about memorandum with Ukraine and Zelenskyy’s reaction
On May 19, Putin, after a conversation with US President Donald Trump, said Russia was ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum regarding a possible future peace agreement.
According to the Kremlin head, he agreed with the American leader "that Russia will propose and is ready to work with the Ukrainian side on a memorandum about a possible future peace agreement with the definition of several positions."
Afterwards, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the initiative in talks with media representatives, noting that Trump and Putin discussed a memorandum that might be adopted bilaterally.
The head of state added that this memorandum could later "lead to a roadmap that ends the war, to an agreement about it."
