New Russian and Ukraine direct talks are not scheduled / day

« There is no specific agreement on the next meeting, » Peskov told reporters. « They still need to be agreed. »

Last Friday, in Istanbul’s two -hour talks, Kiev and Moscow agreed to exchange 1000 prisoners of war each, which would be the largest exchange of this kind. With the exception of this step, the appointments did not provide any major turn.

A large amount of prisoners’ exchange is a « quite laborious process » that « requires some time, » Peskov said.

But he added, « Work continues at a fast pace, everyone is interested in doing it quickly. »

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky said Thursday that he was preparing for the potential exchange of war prisoners, which he described as possibly the only real result from negotiations in Turkey.

Peskov challenged the news published in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that Trump said after Monday’s telephone conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for European leaders that the Russian leader is not interested in negotiations because he believes Russia wins.

« We know what Trump told Putin, we don’t know what Trump told Europeans. We know the official statement of President Trump, » Peskov said. « What we know is contrary to what is written in the article you mentioned. »