Russian President Vladimir Putin supports the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but a number of issues need to be resolved for this purpose, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalists, quoted by TASS.
„President Putin does support the idea of the need for a ceasefire. But a number of questions need to be answered for this purpose. These questions are hanging in the air and no one has answered them yet“, Peskov noted. He explained that this is about “the inability of the Kiev regime to control a number of extremists and nationalist units that simply do not listen to Kiev“. “This is also related to plans for further demilitarization of Kiev“, the Kremlin spokesman added.
According to Peskov, Moscow and Washington have not yet set exact dates for next consultations. “There really should be a continuation. This is a common understanding. There is no specific day yet“, he pointed out.
The Russian President's Special Envoy for Foreign Economic Cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, said that Russia and the United States could make new contact this week.
Peskov also commented on relations between Russia and Iran, noting that Moscow is constantly in contact with the Islamic Republic and is doing everything necessary to resolve the issues surrounding the Iranian nuclear deal through political and diplomatic means.