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Kremlin says Ukraine peace talks on 'situational pause'

Trilateral peace talks on Ukraine between Russia, the U.S., and Kyiv are on a temporary pause, with Moscow hoping negotiations resume soon amid the ongoing Iran conflict.

Reuters

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March 19, 2026

Kremlin says Ukraine peace talks on 'situational pause'

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting between Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Central African Republic's President Faustin-Archange Touadera at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 5, 2026.

Alexander Zemlianichenko/Reuterss

The Kremlin said on Thursday that trilateral peace talks on Ukraine with the United States were on a "situational pause".


Russia's Izvestia newspaper said the Iran war had temporarily halted negotiations between Moscow, Washington and Kyiv.


Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia hopes the pause will end and another round of negotiations can be held.


-Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; editing by Guy Faulconbridge/Reuters

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