Peskov announced a private discussion between Russia and the US on Ukraine's security guarantees

According to the Kremlin spokesman, the topic of security guarantees is the most important in the "settlement" of the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine, but public discussion on this issue seems to be detrimental to the outcome.

Of course, this is one of the most important topics (security guarantees — ed.) in the context of efforts to find a settlement (of the war in Ukraine — ed.). Of course, one way or another, this topic always appears on the agenda of ongoing contacts… "But we would not like to have a conversation on this topic in a public format now. We consider it unhelpful for the overall effectiveness.

Putin's press secretary also praised US President Donald Trump for his peacemaking mediation efforts, and said that the heads of the Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams "are in touch," although there are no new dates for the next round yet.

Before that, US President's special representative Steve Witkoff stated that Russia had put on the table its "peace proposal" regarding the Donetsk region in order to end its war against Ukraine.