Kremlin backs new Russia-Ukraine peace talks, but highlights major differences

Published 21/07/2025, 11:20
Kremlin backs new Russia-Ukraine peace talks, but highlights major differences

Investing.com -- The Kremlin expressed support on Monday for a new round of peace talks with Ukraine, but highlighted that the two sides hold fundamentally opposing positions that would require extensive diplomatic efforts to reconcile.

The statement from Moscow came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Saturday that Kyiv had proposed holding another round of peace negotiations this week, expressing his desire to accelerate talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire.

Ukraine and Russia have previously engaged in two rounds of talks in Istanbul, held on May 16 and June 2. These negotiations resulted in the exchange of thousands of prisoners of war and the remains of deceased soldiers.

Despite these limited successes, the warring nations have failed to make any significant progress toward establishing a ceasefire or developing a comprehensive settlement to end the conflict, which has now continued for almost three and a half years.

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