Kremlin Reports Positive Momentum in US Relations Amidst Ukraine War

  • Kremlin spokesperson affirms, “Everything is progressing very well.”
  • US President Trump urges Russia to “get moving.”
  • Ongoing contacts at various levels, according to the Kremlin.

The Kremlin communicated on Sunday that engagement with US President Donald Trump’s administration is advancing positively. However, immediate results are unlikely due to the deteriorated relations under the previous administration.

President Trump has voiced his desire to be known as a peacemaker and has consistently expressed his aim to resolve the “bloodbath” of the three-year conflict in Ukraine. His administration views the conflict as a proxy war between the US and Russia, mirroring Moscow’s perspective.

Following special envoy Steve Witkoff’s discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Trump indicated on Saturday that the talks aimed at ending the war might be progressing. However, he emphasized the need for decisive action.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, when questioned about the varying perspectives on the state of relations between Moscow and Washington, told a Russian state television reporter that “Everything is going very well.”

Peskov noted that contacts are ongoing at multiple levels, including through the foreign ministry, intelligence agencies, and Putin’s investment envoy, Kirill Dmitriev.

“However, it is impossible to anticipate immediate outcomes,” Peskov stated, citing the damage inflicted on bilateral relations during the prior administration.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has led to the most severe confrontation between Moscow and the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, a period when the two Cold War superpowers were on the brink of nuclear conflict.

As Witkoff engaged in discussions with Putin in St. Petersburg regarding a potential peace agreement for Ukraine, Trump urged Russia to “get moving.”

State television displayed Putin greeting Witkoff, who responded with a hand gesture of greeting. State news agencies reported that the discussions lasted over four hours.

When questioned about the possibility of a Putin-Trump meeting, Peskov stated that both nations are “walking along this path together very patiently,” emphasizing that restoring relations requires significant and diligent effort.

His remarks suggested that such a meeting “requires more work [and] more time.”

European leaders and Ukraine have characterized the 2022 invasion as an imperialistic land grab. They have consistently demanded Russia’s defeat on the battlefield, despite Moscow’s forces controlling a significant portion of Ukraine.

Putin portrays the war in Ukraine as part of a struggle against a declining West, which he accuses of humiliating Russia after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 by expanding NATO and encroaching on Moscow’s sphere of influence, including Ukraine.