The Kremlin said Thursday that, according to President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine pulled out from peace talks with Moscow in March on an “order” from the United States.
“The text was ready… And then suddenly the Ukrainian side went off the radar, the Ukrainian side declared its unwillingness to continue negotiations,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that Putin considered it “obvious” that the decision to stop talks “occurred on an order from Washington”.
© Agence France-Presse
