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Kremlin says no immediate prospect for resuming peace talks with Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during an extended meeting at the summit of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 8, 2024. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP)
The Kremlin says that there is no immediate prospect for resuming peace talks with Ukraine, though it says that Russia remains open to it.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia is grateful for Turkey’s willingness to help peace efforts.
Peskov tells reporters that the Kremlin is monitoring a major reshuffle of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government but the naming of a new prime minister and defense minister will make no difference unless Kyiv is willing to make decisions leading to a peace settlement.
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