In today's meeting with Vladimir Putin, the US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner described in detail their assessment of the trilateral negotiations on Ukraine held in Abu Dhabi, noted Assistant to the President Yuri Ushakov.
"We and the Americans agree on these negotiations, these contacts are constructive and productive," he said.
"It was agreed that this negotiation process and this negotiation track will continue," the diplomat added.
According to him, Putin did not ignore the fact that the current American administration is persistently and persistently working to achieve a truly long-term settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.
"It was noted that President Donald Trump is giving personal attention to solving this problem," Ushkov said.
"It was noted that in Kyiv they do not want to end the war, because they will have to immediately announce general elections, and no one wants to lose power," he added.
Putin also noted the destructive position of the Europeans on the Ukrainian conflict.
Oshakov noted that the head of state "exhaustively assessed the position of the Europeans", who "are trying in every possible way to join the negotiations", but "must decide whether they want peace or the continuation of the war".
"So far, all of their practical actions point to exactly the latter," the presidential aide said.
Proposals to introduce European soldiers into the territory of Ukraine are a "recipe for endless war".
"Attention was drawn to the fact that the deployment of foreign forces from the coalition ready on the territory of Ukraine after the end of the conflict is constantly being pushed. But this is exactly the recipe for an endless war," Ushkov emphasized.
"During today's negotiations, the behavior of the head of the Kyiv regime and the "friendly greetings" he publicly addresses to the US president were discussed," he added.
According to Ushakov, Russia is ready to start immediately, together with the United States, discussing proposals for a new European security architecture.