Russia says it won’t accept US cease-fire proposal ‘in its current form’ in sign Ukraine peace talks may have stalled

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Russia is taking US proposals for a cease-fire in Ukraine “seriously” but can’t accept the deal as it stands, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday — suggesting peace talks between the two countries have stalled.

“We take the models and solutions proposed by the Americans very seriously, but we can’t accept it all in its current form,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to state media.

“As far as we can see, there is no place in them today for our main demand, namely to solve the problems related to the root causes of this conflict. It is completely absent, and that must be overcome,” Ryabkov said.

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Russia says it is giving serious consideration to US proposals on ending the war in Ukraine, but ‘cannot accept’ President Donald Trump’s current peace deal and has issued a fresh set of demands.

Moscow wants the US to take into account what it regards as the root causes of the conflict, a Russian diplomat was quoted by state media as saying on Tuesday.

‘We take the models and solutions proposed by the Americans very seriously, but we can’t accept it all in its current form,’ Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying.

‘As far as we can see, there is no place in them today for our main demand, namely to solve the problems related to the root causes of this conflict,’ he was cited as telling the magazine ‘International Affairs’ in an interview.

‘It is completely absent, and that must be overcome,’ he was quoted as saying.

Trump scolded Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, expressing frustration at the continued fighting in a war that he had pledged to swiftly stop.

Trump insisted progress was being made in the negotiations, but said that he would consider imposing further sanctions to put pressure on Moscow.

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