Russia renews Moscow talks invite to Zelensky as US-led peace push gains pace |
New Delhi: Russia on Thursday said it has reiterated its invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to travel to Moscow for direct peace talks, even as US-led diplomacy intensifies to try to end the nearly four-year-old war in Ukraine.
The statement from the Kremlin came on a day when Moscow and Kyiv conducted another exchange of war dead, and shortly after Russian officials declined to comment on reports suggesting the two sides may have agreed to halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure.
US-brokered talks held in Abu Dhabi last weekend have injected fresh momentum into the peace process, though fighting continues across the front lines and Ukraine remains grappling with widespread power outages after recent missile attacks.
An unnamed US official told Axios on Saturday that Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin were “very close” to arranging a face-to-face meeting following the US-mediated discussions.
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