Top Russian officials on Tuesday responded to President Donald Trump’s new deadline for Russia to make progress toward a cease-fire with Ukraine.
On Monday, Trump told reporters in Scotland that he is “very disappointed” in Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing the conflict, saying he would shorten a 50-day negotiating window to 10 days.
In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Moscow has “taken into account President Trump’s statement yesterday,” according to Russian state-run media.
Underscoring that Russia will continue to engage in fighting in Ukraine, Peskov said that Moscow remains “committed to the peace process to resolve the conflict around Ukraine and to ensure our interests in the course of this settlement,” according to a translation of his comments on the TASS news website….