Ukrainian officials played down the chances of a major breakthrough at the peace talks, which will be the first in more than two weeks
Ukraine and Russia were preparing on Monday for the first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, but a senior U.S. official said Russian President Vladimir Putin did not appear ready to make compromises to end the war.
The Kremlin, for its part, said it was alarmed by U.S. President Joe Biden’s comment during a speech on Saturday that Putin must not remain in power. Ukrainian officials have recently suggested Russia could be more willing to compromise having seen stiff Ukrainian resistance and heavy Russian losses. When the sides last met in person, Ukraine accused Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of ignoring pleas to discuss a ceasefire, while Lavrov said a halt to fighting was not even on the agenda.
The Kremlin, which regularly denounces the West, has so far given only a measured response to Biden’s surprise comment about Putin at the end of a speech in Warsaw at the weekend: “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.”Asked about the comment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it “is certainly alarming”, adding that the Kremlin would continue to pay close attention to the U.S. president’s comments. Earlier Peskov said it was up to the Russian people to pick their leader.
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