Russia said on Friday it hopes to continue trilateral talks with the United States and Ukraine on the Ukraine crisis, though no date has been set for a new round of negotiations.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia remains in contact with the U.S. over the Ukraine issue.
Peskov also said Russia does not believe the current situation involving Iran will distract the U.S. from dealing with the Ukraine crisis.
On the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a new round of trilateral talks originally scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday has been postponed after the U.S. requested a change of date.
Zelensky said disagreements between the U.S. and Russia over the venue have also prevented the meeting from being finalized.
According to the Ukrainian president, the United States prefers to host the talks in the U.S., as American negotiators are currently not permitted to travel abroad due to the security situation.
Ukraine has said it is willing to attend talks in either Miami or Washington, D.C. Russia, however, has rejected holding the meeting in the U.S. and instead proposed Türkiye or Switzerland as possible venues, a proposal that Washington has declined.
The Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. delegations previously held two rounds of talks in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 23-24 and Feb. 4-5, followed by another round in Geneva on Feb. 17-18, yielding no agreement on key issues.
Russia says open to further talks as trilateral negotiations delayed
Russia says open to further talks as trilateral negotiations delayed
