The Kremlin said that the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for investment, Kirill Dmitriev, to the United States (US) does not mean that negotiations on a possible peace agreement in Ukraine have resumed.
Dmitriev, as reported by Reuters, met with members of President Donald Trump's administration in the United States to discuss a peace agreement and economic cooperation between Washington and Moscow.
"Kirill Dmitriyev is not negotiating a solution in Ukraine and this is not a continuation of the negotiations. Kirill Dmitriyev heads the group on economic issues and continues to work within this group," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Putin announced a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter on Thursday, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kiev would respect the ceasefire.
Peskov, who said peace talks were paused due to events in the Middle East, said the ceasefire was humanitarian in nature and that Russia wanted a real peace agreement, not just a ceasefire.
"As we have said many times, and as President Putin has said, we do not want a ceasefire, we want peace, lasting, sustainable peace," Peskov said.
He added that "that peace can come today if President Zelensky makes the appropriate decision, takes responsibility and makes the appropriate decision."
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