“The work goes on. There is still a long way to go,” said the spokesman for the Russian Council Presidency, Dmitry Peskov, at his daily press conference. Peskov recalled the words of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said on Tuesday (May 4, 2022) that Bucha’s “assembly” was taking place just when “some light” was finally seen in the negotiations with Kyiv.
Nevertheless, the Kremlin spokesman assured that the work is going on, even if it is developing “slower” than Moscow would like. Peskov also reiterated that the Russian withdrawal from some areas of northern Ukraine, including the Kyiv region, is a step towards creating more favorable conditions for the negotiation process.
The Kremlin assured on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but stressed that “this meeting will only be possible after an agreement on the final document of the talks between Moscow and Russia is reached became Kyiv”.
Zelenskyj also advocated continuing the talks despite the events in Bucha. Although “the easiest thing would be to interrupt the negotiations,” said the Ukrainian president.
rml (efe, Reuters)