Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals is a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov said that Sunday, in the days of the US President Donald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day time limit To agree to a ceasefire or Face hard restrictions,
Peskov and other Russian officials have repeatedly rejected allegations of peace talks from Kiev and her western partners. Meanwhile, Moscow continues to speed up Its long distance attacks In Ukrainian cities, in 2024, more drones were launched over the same night over a few months, and analysts say the barrage is likely to grow.
Russian president Vladimir Putin Peskov told State Television in an interview, “Talked about his desire to bring the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful conclusion as soon as possible. It is a long process, a long process, it requires effort, and it is not easy.”
“The main thing for us is to achieve our goals,” he said. “Our goals are clear.”
Kremlin has insisted that any peace deal should be withdrawn from four regions that Russia attached illegally in September 2022, but never completely occupied. It also wants Ukraine to renounce his dialect to join NATO and accept strict boundaries on his armed forces – Kiev and his western colleagues rejected.
Ukrainian President at his night address on Saturday Volodimir Zelansky Said that his officials have proposed a new round of peace talks this week. On Sunday, the Russian state media said that no date has been set for talks yet, but said that Istanbul will probably remain the host city.
Trussian
Trump on 14 July threatened Russia with a tariff with standing tariffs and announced a rejuvenation pipeline to reach Ukraine for American weapons, which strictly tightened his stance to Moscow after a unaccounted conversation End warThere were several rounds of prison exchange, but very little as a result of direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul.
us President Said that he would implement “severe tariff” until a peace deal is done within 50 days. He gave some details of how he would be implemented, but he suggested that he would target Russia’s business partners in an attempt to separate Moscow in the global economy.
In addition, Trump said that European allies will buy “Arabs and Arabs” of American military equipment RecurrenceCompensation of arms supply ghats. The plans are the Patriot air defense systems, a top priority for Ukraine as it shuts down Russian drone And missiles.
When Trump’s commitment was doubted to supply Ukraine recently Pentagon stopped shipment There is a concern that American stockpiles were running less.
Drone strike
Somewhere else, Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot 18 of the 57 Shahd-type and decoy drones launched by Russia on Sunday by Russia, with seven more disappearance from radar.
According to the regional military administration, two women were injured in Zaporizia, a southern Ukrainian region, partially occupied in a southern Ukrainian region, when according to the regional military administration, a drone attacked his home. Local Ukrainian officials said two more citizens were injured in the northeast Kharkiv province of Ukraine, after a drone slammed into a residential building, local Ukrainian officials said.
Later on Sunday, the drone hit a leafy square at Sumi’s center, injuring a woman and her 7 -year -old son, officials said. According to Seri Krivocheinco of the municipal military administration, this strike also damaged the power line, leaving about 100 houses without electricity.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that its forces shot 93 Ukrainian drones to target the Russian region overnight, including at least 15 which appeared prominent to Moscow. Mayor Sergei Sobianin said at least 13 more drones were given below on the capital’s approach on Sunday. He said that a drone damaged a residential building in Zelenograd to an apartment on the outskirts of Moscow, but no casualties were reported, he said.
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