"""Peace conditions unchanged from Alaska summit": Kremlin plays well with Trump but hits Europe"

The Kremlin stated on Tuesday that although its position has remained unchanged since the August gathering of Presidents Putin and Trump in Alaska, European countries are busy seeking to thwart peace efforts.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov said at the briefing that European allies actively encourage Kiev to proceed seeking a military solution. "At the moment, Europeans do not truly focus on peace and do small to accomplish it" – He said.

Peskov besides cited reports from the Russian abroad Intelligence Service, according to TASS, that European NATO members "continue extended preparations for possible armed conflict with Russia".

In parallel statements, abroad Minister Sergey Lavrow said that the Russian peculiar military operation "fulfills its goals" and that "there is no uncertainty that it will end in success."

He then criticised president Zelenski's current desire to frost the conflict before peace talks could take place. Moscow has long argued that it is not willing to enter into a temporary truce, including a Ukrainian trick to regroup and arm itself before a comprehensive agreement can be reached.

"An immediate ceasefire, which is abruptly mentioned again, would only mean that a large part of Ukraine remains under Nazi government control., while it is essential to solve the problem at its root and address its causes" - emphasised Lavrow.

Zelenski left Friday's gathering with Trump in the White House, saying that the president of the United States agrees with him on this issue.

But Lavrow answered: "I would like to stress officially that Russia did not change its position compared to the agreements reached during the extended Putin-Trump talks in Alaska".

He besides blamed Europeans for trying to sabotage talks in preparation for Trump's gathering with Putin in Budapest. Jurov He said,:

The desire of the "European patrons" of the government in Kiev to insist on a ceasefire in exchange for a comprehensive settlement of the Ukrainian conflict is contrary to the agreements reached in Alaska: "This approach is contrary to what Presidents Trump and Putin agreed in Anchorage, that is to focus on the first causes".

At the moment, president Trump is widely accused in mainstream media of fundamentally selling Ukrainians and taking Putin's side in connection with possible future conditions peace agreements:

Behind the scenes Trump pressed Zelenski to return Russia The area of territory – said Reuter agency 2 people informed about the conversation. "Let him be cut as it is" Trump told reporters aboard Air Force 1 on Sunday. "At the minute it is cut," he said, adding that you can "leave it as it is now."

"They can negociate something later" – He said. For now, however, both sides of the conflict should "stop on the front line – come home, halt fighting, halt killing people".

This would indeed give Russia effective control over about 20% or a bit more of Ukraine, and the thought is that front lines would be "freed" as a more comprehensive agreement was reached.

Meanwhile, mass media are besides increasing, with respective negative reports on Putin and Trump's resupply to the table in Budapest:

"It was besides unclear at erstwhile how the expected Trump-Putin summit in Budapest, Hungary would have an first gathering between Lavrow and Rubio" (CNN)

It's possible Trump is yet starting to be realistic about the conflict. “The Russians are not going to pack up and leave the front line, and territorial concessions are what ends the war, whether Kiev likes it or not.

It seems that Russia is trying to be careful to Play good with Trump and don't insult him at this delicate minute of bilateral Moscow-Washington talks, while at the same time blaming all the blame for any delays in negotiations on more hawky Europeans.

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source:https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolistic