1h ago
10.53 CET
Kremlin
welcomes US decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine, calls for lifting of
sanctions
Pjotr
Sauer
Pjotr
Sauer is a Russian affairs reporter for the Guardian
The
Kremlin on Tuesday welcomed the US pause in military aid to Ukraine, claiming
it could push Kyiv to the negotiating table.
“If this
is true, then it is a decision that could genuinely push the Kyiv regime
towards a peace process,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
“This would probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace,” he added.
Peskov
said he expected European countries to try to “compensate” for the shortfall in
US ammunition supplies. “But, of course, the main volume has still been coming
from the US, through US channels,” he said.
Moscow
also welcomed media reports that the US is considering a plan for possible
sanctions relief for Russia.
“Our
position on sanctions is well known – we consider them illegal,” Peskov said.
“Of course, if we’re talking about normalising bilateral relations, they need
to be freed from this negative burden of so-called sanctions.”
Reuters
reported on Monday that the US was drawing up a plan to potentially ease
sanctions on Russia as president Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow
and end the war in Ukraine.
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