Moscow-Sana
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced today that the work between the Russian and Ukrainian negotiating delegations is continuing, and this is a positive sign.
The Russia Today website quoted Peskov as saying to journalists, "Work is going on between the two delegations. You know that it is taking place in the form of video conferences, and this work is difficult, and perhaps the fact that this work continues is itself positive in this case."
Yesterday, the fourth round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations took place, and after its conclusion, the Ukrainian presidential advisor, Mikhail Podolyak, announced that the Ukrainian delegation was taking a technical break, explaining that the negotiations would continue today.
On the other hand, in response to a question about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin communicates with former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, Peskov said that "it cannot be said that there are any regular contacts at the moment."
On the statements of White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki about the impact of US sanctions on the Russian economy, the Kremlin spokesman expressed his rejection of these statements and said that “the Russian economy is facing difficulties,” considering that these difficulties represent “an opportunity for development, renewal, achieving greater independence, establishing new industries and others.” .
Peskov pointed out that the silence of Bisaki, US President Joe Biden and European leaders about the bombing of Donetsk city center by Ukrainian extremists and their ignoring of this fact is disappointing.
The center of Donetsk city was bombed yesterday afternoon, killing 20 people and wounding 36 others.