Dmitry Peskov is a familiar face to the Special Counsel report.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov (click here)
Moscow - There are no specific plans (click here) so far for a new Normandy format meeting and a potential date for contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
"No, there is no date yet," he said when asked about preparations for new Normandy talks. Speaking about the dates for a potential meeting between Putin and Zelensky, Peskov noted: "So far, there are no specific plans for a potential meeting with Mr. Zelensky."
The Kremlin spokesman noted that there were "more questions than answers" regarding potential negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents. "Work is in progress. We will inform you when there are specific agreements," he stated. Peskov added that a meeting between the presidential aides could take place in the near future....
Hold lifted on Ukraine monies occurred on September 11, 2019 (click here)
October 22, 2019
The Kremlin said Tuesday (click here) that preparations to organize a four-way summit aimed at finding a resolution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine had effectively ground to a halt.
And why would such an important meeting be canceled?
A breakthrough in talks last month appeared to open the way to a possible summit between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, known as the Normandy Four. But Moscow said on Monday that Kiev had since been sending conflicting signals.
"...sending conflicting signals." Really? What kind of signals? The kind that states Trump no longer has control of the munitions to Ukraine's military?
"Preparations can't be conducted at the moment because the demands of one of the parties are constantly changing," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. He did not say which side he was talking about.
"When one of the sides is claiming to have some new approaches, the 'Normandy Format' experiences certain difficulties for such a summit to be prepared," he said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in early October accused Russia of delaying a summit aimed at resolving the conflict between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's east....
None of this is a coincidence. With Trump in Putin's back-pocket the fear at the summit by Zelenskyy regarding a weakened Ukraine military would have brought concessions without alternatives otherwise.
Bringing about a peace between Ukraine and Russia has been a priority since Putin broke an international treaty and illegally entered Ukraine and Crimea. The fact the USA is no longer involved in any Normandy talks is very, very telling. The Normandy Four should be The Normandy Five!
