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Moscow cannot accept a US proposal to end the war in Ukraine “in its current form,” a senior Russian official said, arguing Washington’s offer failed to address Moscow’s concerns.
The remarks are the latest sign that ceasefire talks have stalled after US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was “pissed off” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his approach to negotiations.
The proposal does not “solve the problems related to the root causes of this conflict,” deputy foreign minister Sergei Rybakov told Russian magazine International Affairs.
Putin has previously said his “root cause” demands are for Ukraine to withdraw from territories that Russia has sought to annex, to abandon its NATO bid, and to agree to demilitarize — all of which Kyiv has rejected.