The Kremlin has declined to comment on a Wall Street Journal report which claimed the United States held undisclosed talks with top Russian officials on avoiding further escalation in the Ukraine war.
According to the report, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with aides to President Vladimir Putin in the hope of reducing the risk of a broader war or nuclear conflict.
The newspaper reported that US officials said Sullivan has been in contact with Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Putin, and Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.
Peskov also declined to comment on a Washington Post report over the weekend that said the US had privately encouraged Ukraine to negotiate with Russia.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he sees no room for negotiations with Russia, an option he officially ruled out after Russia held illegal referendums that resulted in the “annexation” of four Ukrainian regions in September.
Zelenskyy has said he may negotiate with a new Russian president, whenever one emerges.
Recently, tech billionaire Elon Musk tweeted a plan to end the war that would give Crimea to Russia and hold United Nations-organised referendums in the four regions Moscow has annexed, about whether Russia stays or goes.
Musk was blasted for it, but a lack of negotiations is causing concern among international powers.
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