On Monday, the Russian authorities stated that it noticed no important progress in the direction of ending the warfare in Ukraine, regardless of latest gives for a compromise and pending face-to-face diplomatic negotiations.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated in a press release to Russian state-owned information company TASS, that he couldn't make any hypothesis about progress towards an finish to the Ukrainian battle this present day. Nonetheless, he did word that the mere reality that a new spherical of face-to-face talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegates are set to start quickly is a constructive signal.

"We can't and won't speculate about progress in the intervening time, however the very determination to go forward with face-to-face talks is vital, after all," Peskov stated. "For now, we desire to comply with a coverage of not disclosing any particulars of the talks. We imagine that in any other case, we would hurt the negotiating course of."

"Regrettably, we can't say there have been any important achievements or breakthroughs thus far," Peskov added.

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Russian officers lately stated that they may not affirm that any progress towards an finish to the battle in Ukraine has been made. Above, Ukrainian Army Forces servicemen of the 92nd mechanized brigade use tanks, self-propelled weapons and different armored automobiles to conduct live-fire workout routines close to the city of Chuguev, Ukraine.Sergey Bobok/AFP through Getty Pictures

On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskysupplied a proposal for ending the battle in his nation by means of compromise and diplomacy. Addressing Russian unbiased media through Zoom, Zelensky urged that Russian forces pull again to the place they held within the contested area Donbas previous to the invasion. At that time, talks may start between diplomats to resolve "the advanced challenge of Donbas."

"I perceive that it's unimaginable to pressure Russia to utterly liberate the territory, it would result in World Warfare III," Zelensky stated. "I perceive every thing completely and am conscious of [this]. That is why I say: It is a compromise. Return to the place all of it started, and there we are going to attempt to resolve the problem of Donbas, the advanced challenge of Donbas."

The peace talks Peskov talked about are set to happen quickly in Istanbul, Turkey. He was unable to offer a agency timeline, however stated that the talks had been unlikely to start on Monday.

"The delegation is leaving for Turkey in the present day, Peskov added. "We anticipate that theoretically, this may occasionally occur [Tuesday]... Face-to-face conferences permit for conducting talks in a extra targeted, tighter, and significant manner."

In his interview over the weekend, Zelensky additionally stated that he's keen to think about some Russian calls for in change for a withdrawal from Ukraine, together with the nation declaring a impartial standing. He famous, nonetheless, that he would solely achieve this following a referendum and with third-party assurances of Ukraine's security.

Newsweek reached out to Ukrainian officers for remark however didn't hear again earlier than publication.