The Kremlin spoke about the state of dialogue with the U.S. on Ukraine

The dialogue between Russia and the United States on the issue of settling the conflict in Ukraine has been put on pause.

This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov.

“Indeed, now a serious pause has arisen in the process of dialogue, in the process of developing the Istanbul negotiations,” said the Kremlin representative.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the momentum of the peace process on Ukraine, achieved during the high-level meeting in Alaska, had been exhausted. He added that the disappearance of this momentum became the result of destructive activity, primarily of the countries of the European Union.

Before this, Vice Chairman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council Graham Fuller said that U.S. President Donald Trump had decided to step aside from settling the conflict in Ukraine.