A temporary armistice would not provide a long-term peace solution, Kirill Dmitriev has argued

FILE PHOTO: Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2025. © Getty Images / Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and his “warmonger” backers in Western Europe are attempting to contrive a temporary ceasefire that does not resolve the causes of the conflict with Russia, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.

The Ukrainian leader recently suggested an “energy truce” with Moscow, amid a lull in Washington-brokered diplomatic efforts. Ukraine is getting ready to approach US negotiators with a rewritten peace plan after talks with its Western sponsors.

“Zelensky and UK & EU warmongers trying again the trick with a temporary ceasefire that does not resolve all key outstanding issues and does not provide for a long term peace solution,” Dmitriev wrote on X on Wednesday.

 

The senior Russian negotiator cited US President Donald Trump, who said after the Alaska summit earlier this year that the goal of the talks was a full peace deal rather than “a mere Ceasefire Agreement.”

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The Kremlin has said it remains focused on finding a lasting diplomatic settlement.

“A stable, guaranteed, long-term peace, achieved through the signing of appropriate documents, is an absolute priority,” rather than a ceasefire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press on Wednesday, when asked about Zelensky’s call for an “energy truce.”

Moscow and Kiev agreed to a month-long energy infrastructure ceasefire in March, following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump. However, there were systematic violations by the Ukrainian side, according to Russian officials.

Russia has long insisted on a stable peace that eliminates the conflict’s underlying causes, arguing that any temporary armistice would afford Kiev time to rearm with the help of its Western backers.

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Western European nations have insisted on playing a bigger role in talks based on Trump’s 28-point peace plan. UK and EU leaders are complicating the negotiations, making demands that are outright “unacceptable” to Moscow, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said last week.