Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelensky speaking as Trump envoy in Moscow for talks with Putin

Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

Image source, Reuters

The Kremlin has yet again signalled its unwillingness to compromise over the war with Ukraine.

Speaking hours before talks between Putin and Witkoff, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Moscow sees any negotiations as a way of achieving its military aims in Ukraine.

“Russia remains open to peace talks, but through peace talks we must achieve our objectives set as part of the special military operation,” Peskov tells reporters in Delhi.

He also praises Trump’s proposals for a settlement , without specifying what they currently are.

“Trump’s plan is a very good basis for this, and we hope to be able to stick to that basis,” he says.

Proposals voiced by the administration in Washington late last month contained a large number of points favourable to Russia, such as a demand for Ukrainian forces to withdraw from territories they currently control.

Later negotiations between US and Ukrainian teams are reported to have introduced amendments, but what may have changed is unclear.