Russia is prepared to resume contacts and dialogue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Speaking to reporters, Peskov argued that communication is necessary to address the many issues arising from Russia’s war against Ukraine and broader international tensions.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. However, he said Russia is not to blame for “ending” previous communications. “We were not the initiators of bringing these contacts to zero and ending them. And common sense itself, of course, dictates the need for contacts in order to discuss the huge number of issues, the most complex issues that are on the agenda and that represent challenges for us,” Peskov said. He did not specify what format such contacts could take or whether Moscow had received any new proposals for talks. The comments came a day after Kyiv struck the Moscow refinery near the Kremlin in a record drone strike, with logistics supplying occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine under strain due to Kyiv’s ongoing “middle strike” campaign. A history of going nowhere Moscow has signaled its willingness to negotiate on multiple occasions since 2022, but none have put a meaningful stop to the largest war in Europe since WWII. In March 2025, soon after US President Donald Trump’s return to office, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said a 30-day ceasefire was “good and we absolutely support it” before questioning the effectiveness of the proposal.