Moscow is under pressure to act after the United States and Kyiv reach the ceasefire deal

All eyes were on Moscow on Wednesday, when the Kremlin broke its silence and handed over its initial reaction to Kiev and the White House agreement, unilaterally suggested the temporary ceasefire of the war in Ukraine.

Talks between us and Ukrainian officials in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ended on Tuesday Ukraine Agreement on Immediate shooting stop for 30 days I negotiated by the United States – however Russia You must accept measures.

As part of the planThe United States will stop stopping military aid to Ukraine and restart the intelligence that has been shared in recent weeks. After Tuesday’s talks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the ball is now in the Russian court.

On Wednesday, the Kremlin issued a cautious response to the development, saying that he needs to hear more details about the plan of American negotiators before they could determine whether the proposed ceasefire agreement is acceptable or not.

“You jump on the gun, and we have contracted contacts with the Americans, then we will see,” Kermelin Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters when they were asked to comment on the proposed truce, according to NBC News reports.

“We are carefully studying the phrases that I made as a result of (conversations), and we will learn about the text of the joint statement that was adopted in Jeddah. We move from the fact that, as was said, yesterday in Jeddah, Foreign Minister Rubio and National Security Adviser, will teach us through various channels these days about the details that reached and understanding.

Peskov indicated that Moscow did not rule out a phone call between the Russian President, Vladimir PutinAnd the president Donald Trump On this issue.

“If such a need arises, it will be organized very quickly. The current channels of dialogue with Americans allow this to some extent quickly,” he said.

Russia seems to have the melting of relations between the new Moscow and the Trump administration, which was improving from Moscow’s secession from the United States during the presidency of Joe Biden. Meanwhile, the tensions between Washington and Kiev were up and eventually erupted in late February in a wonderful match between Trump and its Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelinsky.

The resumption of diplomatic relations and military aid between the United States and Ukraine now puts pressure on Russia to show whether it is serious about finding a deal to end the war.

“The establishment of the position of the Russian Federation does not happen abroad due to some of the agreements or efforts made by some parties. The establishment of the position of the Russian Federation within the Russian Federation occurs,” She saidAccording to the translation of NBC news.

Meanwhile, Constantine Kozashif, Chairman of the ICRC in the Russian Parliament, said on Wednesday that any deal will be on the conditions of Moscow, not Washington.

“Russia is advancing (in Ukraine), and therefore it will be different with Russia,” he said at TeleGram, according to NBC News. “The real agreements are still written there, at the forefront. They must understand them in Washington as well.”

“If Putin decides not to support pressure for temporary ceasefire, it will significantly change the optics in the war and the Russian position as a major obstacle to peace,” said Peter Dickenson of the Ukilert service in the Atlantic Council. In Tuesday analysis.

“This puts Putin in something of a dilemma. Although the heavy battlefield losses are suffering, his armies are still slowly progressing but steadily in Ukraine. At the same time, modern dramatic changes in American foreign policy have increased his sense of confidence in the international coalition that supports Ukrainian war effort is in the end.”

In this way, Putin is likely to be “concept in a concept in our embrace of immediate ceasefire,” Dickenson pointed out, adding: “At the same time, he knows that if Trump’s peace initiatives rejected, it is possible that this will hinder the wide re -appointment in the American and Russian relations that the new United States administration has indicated since January.”