Russia says it does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine

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Russia does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine and advocates a long -term peace solution that will take into account its interests and concerns, Vladimir Putin’s senior assistant said.

Yuri Ushakov, foreign policy adviser to the Russian president, told state television on Thursday that 30-day ceasefire The proposed after talks between the United States and Ukraine this week were “nothing but a temporary breath for Ukrainian troops”.

“No one needs steps that mimic peaceful actions in this situation,” Ushakov said, adding that Moscow “hopes (US) knows our position and wants to believe they will take it into account while working together to move forward.”

RussiaThe US proposal rejection of Putin’s hard stance ahead of high -level talks later on Thursday in Moscow, where a plane connected to Steve Vitkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy in the Middle East, landed.

Those requirements will actually end up UkraineExistence as a functional state and place it square in Russia’s orbit, while severely limiting the presence of NATO east of Germany.

Ushakov said Vitkoff, who spoke with Putin last month, as the United States began emergency attempts to bring Russia closer to Russia, will not be the White House chief in Moscow.

The Russian adviser said Washington and Moscow agreed that all future contacts would be “closed nature” and refused to name the MP.

He said he told US National Security Adviser Mike Walt one day earlier that Russia’s goal was “a long -term peace deal that takes into account. . . Our well -known worries. “

Putin has urged Ukraine to recognize Russia’s annexation from four partially occupied south-east regions and the Crimean peninsula to withdraw its troops from those areas and to never join NATO as a prerequisite for ceasefire.

Russia is also pushing for Ukraine’s army hats, protection for Russian speakers in the country and fresh elections to replace President Volodimir Zelenski.

He demanded an efficient return of expansion to the east of NATO from the Cold War, which Putin claims to have forced him to order his invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

While the Trump administration has ruled out Ukraine’s possibility of joining NATO and also said he wants Kiev to hold new elections, and threaten Russia with future sanctions if Putin fails to make concessions.

The United States has returned the sharing of Ukraine’s military aid and intelligence earlier this week, after senior officials conducted talks in Saudi Arabia over a proposal for Trump’s ceasefire.

Trump then said that Moscow should agree on a break, warning that it could “do financial things that would be very bad for Russia”.

“I hope we can get a ceasefire from Russia,” Trump said after meeting with Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin on Wednesday. “I got a few positive messages, but the positive message means nothing. This is a very serious situation. “