Vladimir Zelensky's statement on his refusal to recognize Crimea as part of Russia harms peace talks, US President Donald Trump believes.
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev is ready to start direct negotiations with Moscow only on condition of a cease-fire.
Vladimir Putin proposed to stop the conflict with Ukraine along the current front line. This is reported by the Financial Times.
US President Donald Trump said he expects a response from the Russian authorities to the proposal for a cease-fire in Ukraine as early as this week.
Ukraine is going to fulfill the terms of the deal, the American leader noted.
North Korea has earned about $20 billion through the supply of weapons to Russia for the war with Ukraine.
After negotiations with Kiev, the United States significantly reduced the requirements for Ukraine to return the aid spent on it, Bloomberg writes.
The new draft of the resource deal will give the United States enormous powers to control investments in infrastructure and mineral resource development projects in Ukraine, the Financial Times and Bloomberg write.
The results of the talks between the Russian and US delegations in Riyadh will not be published, the contacts were of a technical nature, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
The delegations of Washington and Kiev are discussing a cease-fire in the Black Sea in Riyadh, Bloomberg writes, citing a source.
