No positive expectations from Zelenskyy’s trip to Washington: Russia
MOSCOW (AA) – Moscow has no positive expectations from a trip to Washington by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, a Kremlin spokesman has said.
Asked at a press briefing in Moscow whether Russia expects that Kyiv’s position will become more constructive after Zelenskyy’s visit to the US and will change towards peace talks with Russia, Dmitry Peskov said: “I don’t think so.”
“Arms supplies are continuing, the range of supplied weapons is expanding. All this, of course, leads to an aggravation of the conflict, and, in fact, does not bode well for Ukraine,” he said.
Peskov added that there is also no hope that Kyiv’s negotiating position will “somehow change after the visit.”
The White House has announced that Zelenskyy would arrive in Washington the same day to meet with his counterpart Joe Biden and address Congress.
The spokesman also said this year Putin will not deliver his annual address to the Federal Assembly, a speech given by the Russian leader to outline the state of affairs in the country, its achievements, failures, and tasks.
About Putin’s international contacts, Peskov said the president will not call his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to wish him a happy birthday on December 21 and does not plan to meet with Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on December 22.
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