Kremlin agrees with Zelenskyy’s boost of peace negotiations: “This is a positive signal”
It might be one the only times of the year, the two countries have agreed on anything.
What is happening?
In a post on X, Ukranian President, Wolodomyr Zelenskyy, said that he have appointed the former Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov, as head Ukraine’s National Security Council.
Meant to “add momentum” to negotiations
Zelenskyy explains in the post that the apoointment is meant to “add momentum” to the stalled peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
“A positive signal”
During a conversation with journalists on Friday, Peskov commented on the statement by Zelenskyy, saying:
“This is a positive signal. And here we absolutely agree: indeed, we are also in favor of adding dynamics to the negotiation process.”
Not Umerov’s only job
Other than adding momentum to the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, he will also be tasked with securing weapons agreements with Ukraine’s allies.
Trump’s 50-day deadline
Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump gave Russia a 50-day deadline to reach a ceasefire-agreement with Ukraine.
If not …
If Kremlin does not agree to a ceasefire before then, Russia will be hit with a 100 % tariff from the US.
Targeting Russian trade partners
What might be more serious for Russia is that Trump also threatened to issue a 100 % tariff on countries buying Russian oil.
These countries include China and India.
