The Kremlin denies any direct connection between its diesel export deal with the US and ongoing Ukraine peace talks, despite reports suggesting US envoys linked the deal to peace negotiations.
The Kremlin said that it did not see any direct link between a deal on exporting Russian diesel to the United States and Moscow’s own stance on the Ukraine peace talks. It was commenting on a Reuters source-based story, which reported that US President Donald Trump’s envoys had told Ukrainian officials on Friday that the deal to allow Russian diesel exports was part of an attempt to draw Russia back into negotiations over a possible peace settlement in Ukraine. “I don’t see any direct connection here,” Kremlin spokesman Peskov told a daily conference call with reporters. “This is in fact a highly mutually beneficial area of Russian-American cooperation. It serves the interests of the United States, the global energy markets, and the Russian Federation. That is why it is happening.“
