Kremlin says sides in Ukraine peace talks still need to narrow their differences

London talks suspended over 'lack of consensus on some issues,' Kremlin claims

Russia continues to engage with the U.S. on a possible settlement of the war in Ukraine, but not with Kyiv and Europe, the Kremlin said. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is still expected to visit Russia despite the breakdown of the London summit.

The Kremlin answered why the meeting in London on Ukraine was disrupted: EADaily

EADaily, April 23rd, 2025. Representatives of Washington, London, Paris, Germany and Ukraine could not meet in London to discuss the Ukrainian issue because the parties could not bring their positions closer on some issues. This was stated at a briefing by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

Kremlin says sides in Ukraine peace talks still need to narrow their differences

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that countries involved in peace talks around Ukraine still needed to narrow their differences and that there were "a lot of nuances" that needed to be worked out before any deal could be reached.

Ukraine wanted to discuss 30-day ceasefire, not Trump's peace plan, at London talks — Axios

At the now-postponed meeting scheduled for Wednesday in London with U.S. and European officials, Ukraine's delegation intended to focus on negotiating a 30-day ceasefire — rather than discussing the Trump administration's proposed peace plan — according to new reporting from Axios.

Ukraine talks downgraded in London as Kyiv rejects Trump’s ‘final offer’

The scheduled talks between top diplomats of the US, France, Germany, the UK and Ukraine is postponed abruptly.

These discussions, which were eventually postponed, are aimed not only at obtaining a ceasefire after three years of conflict, but also at agreeing on the peace plan proposed by the United States.