Kremlin: Russia agrees with Rubio that Ukraine conflict is in a stalemate


Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman ⁠Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Thursday ⁠that Russia agreed with US Secretary of State ‌Marco Rubio that the Ukraine conflict was in a stalemate.

"Yes, we agree with him," Russian news agencies quotedPeskov as saying on the sidelines ​of a meeting of leaders of ⁠ex-Soviet states in Turkmenistan.

State news ⁠agency RIA quoted Peskov as saying it was up to ⁠diplomats ‌to find ways of moving towards peace.

"The art of diplomacy precisely involves finding some way ⁠out that would allow moving onto a peaceful ​track," Peskov was ‌quoted as saying.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared ⁠Kushner will ​meet Ukrainian representatives on Friday in Miami to discuss new ideas and try to produce a unified proposal for resolving the ⁠war, an American source familiar with ​the plan said on Thursday.

Peskov was quoted as saying he saw no immediate prospect for a three-way summit between Putin, ⁠Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump.

He restated the Kremlin's position that Russia wanted an overall solution to the conflict and was not interested in temporary ​measures, like a limited ceasefire.

"We are ⁠not for a fragmented solution, we are for a comprehensive ​solution that will allow for sustainable ‌settlement for many, many years, ​for decades," the agencies quoted him as saying.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Nia Williams and David Gaffen)

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