On Wednesday the Kremlin announced that it is finalizing its peace proposal for the Ukraine war. This proposal has been in the works since at least the direct negotiation meeting between officials from Moscow and Kiev that took place in Istanbul, Turkey on May 15.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that Russia’s proposal is “in the final stage.”
Peskov also said that both Russia and Ukraine are currently working to “formulate the list of conditions for a temporary ceasefire.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov invited Kiev to hold direct peace talks with Moscow in Istanbul on June 2. The direct peace talks were sparked off after President Donald Trump said the two countries must now come together to end the ear.
“Our delegation headed by [Russia’s top negotiator Vladimir] Medinsky is ready to present this memorandum to the Ukrainian delegation and provide necessary clarifications during a second round of resumed direct negotiations in Istanbul next Monday, June 2,” Lavrov said Wednesday.
While statements from President Donald Trump have heated up over the weekend, the war has essentially continued at the pace it was going for months. Now serious moves are in the works to bring an end to the fighting.
Following the initial direct peace talk on May 15, Russia’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said that Moscow and Kiev will each present a detailed vision of a possible ceasefire. Following this step the peace negotiations will continue. No concrete timeline had been set for this.
Hours before Russia’s peace proposal announcement, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz worked to coerce Ukraine’s Dictator Vladimir Zelensky to continue fighting with the gift of money and the promise of weapons.
On Wednesday Germany announced that it will help Ukraine develop its own long-range missiles to attack deep into Russia. The purpose of the new weapons will be to get around range restrictions imposed by countries that supply and service the current long-range missiles in Ukraine. Berlin’s Defense Ministry also announced another 5 billion euros of military aid will be sent to Kiev as well.
When range restrictions were lifted and long-range missiles were launched deep into Russia in November, it nearly sparked nuclear world war.