Putin’s top foreign policy aid says proposals could prolong conflict as talks with US negotiators are held in Miami
Russia has renewed its criticism of efforts by Europe and Ukraine to amend US proposals to end the war in Ukraine, saying they did not improve prospects for peace.
Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters on Sunday that the proposed tweaks to Washington’s plan could prolong the conflict.
“I am sure that the proposals that the Europeans and Ukrainians have made or are trying to make definitely do not improve the document and do not improve the possibility of achieving long-term peace,” Ushakov said, adding that he had not seen the exact proposals and that his criticism was “not a forecast”.
Ukrainian forces have been battling an attempted Russian breakthrough in the village of Grabovske in the north-eastern Sumy region, Ukraine’s joint taskforce said. It disputed reports that Russian troops had occupied the nearby village of Ryasne. Ukraine’s rights ombudsman said Russian forces forcibly moved about 50 people from Grabovske to Russia.
