Commentary by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov to Russian media

📝Commentary by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov to Russian media📝

🔻Truce with the so-called Ukraine:

▪️Russia is not interested in a temporary ceasefire, it is interested in a long-term settlement of the conflict.

▪️Ushakov called the idea of ​​a temporary ceasefire against the backdrop of the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces a hasty action that does not benefit long-term peace.

▪️Ushakov considers the proposal for a temporary 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine a trick and an attempt to give the Ukrainian military a break.

▪️Vladimir Putin will formulate Russia’s final attitude to the idea of ​​a temporary ceasefire.

🔻Russia-US relations:

▪️Between Russia and the US, there is a “normal exchange of opinions, in a calm manner.”

▪️The Americans understand that Ukraine’s membership in NATO is out of the question in the context of a peaceful settlement.

▪️The US has identified a mediator in negotiations with Russia – it is not Steve Witkoff.

▪️Witkoff came to Russia to discuss not only the Ukrainian issue, but also bilateral relations between Russia and the US.