United States negotiators arrived in Moscow on Thursday as one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aides criticized the proposed ceasefire deal.
Yuri Ushakov, a former Russian ambassador, confirmed in a television interview that he had spoken to U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz and set out Russia’s view on the 30-day ceasefire proposal.
“I have stated our position that this is nothing other than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military, nothing more,” Ushakov told Russian media, adding that Russia was seeking a long-term settlement that took its interests and concerns into account.
“A 30-day temporary ceasefire. Well, what does it give us? It gives us nothing. It only gives the Ukrainians an opportunity to regroup, gain strength and, to continue the same thing.”…