Putin May Address Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal on Thursday – Kremlin

The Kremlin has stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin may discuss a potential Ukraine ceasefire on Thursday, according to the state news agency TASS.

According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin is set to take questions from  reporters with his Belarusian counterpart, Mr Alexander Lukashenko, while the latter is on an official visit to Russia.

“Everything will depend on what reporters will ask,’’ Peskov told TASS when asked whether Putin would comment on issues beyond Minsk-Moscow relations.

During talks between U.S. and Ukraine in Jeddah, a Saudi port city, on Tuesday, Ukrainian delegation expressed willingness to agree to an immediate 30-day comprehensive ceasefire if Russia would do the same.

The U.S. administration then lifted the temporary halt on arms deliveries to Kiev in return to Ukraine’s gesture.

On Wednesday, Peskov said that Moscow would not publicly comment on the proposal discussed by the U.S. and Ukraine until when it would know all the details.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz have promised to provide Moscow with all the information about the Jeddah negotiations.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a U.S. delegation was on its way to Moscow.

Later, the White House announced that special envoy Steve Witkoff would visit Russia in a few days.

Trump had also said that he would want to speak with Putin by phone, soon. 

Source: dpa/NAN