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26 Mar 2025, 20:28 GMT+10
Moscow remains committed to the moratorium it negotiated with the US, despite concerns regarding Kiev's reliability, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
Ukraine's ongoing attacks on energy infrastructure are in breach of a US-mediated ceasefire but will not dissuade Russia from maintaining its commitment to the pause, Dmitry Peskov stated on Wednesday. The agreement to refrain from attacking such sites was brokered by US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a phone conversation last week.
Ukraine launched three separate assaults over two days, aimed at a natural gas reservoir and two segments of the national power grid, the Russian military reported on Wednesday; the latter two resulted in supply disruptions.
At a press briefing, Peskov acknowledged Kiev's "inability to adhere to agreements," citing the incidents as evidence. Nevertheless, the Russian military is adhering to the suspension of strikes.
Peskov expressed the Kremlin's commitment to the moratorium, saying it signifies progress in the improvement of US-Russia bilateral relations. He reminded journalists that Moscow has specified the types of targets protected under the partial ceasefire, which were discussed during consultations in Saudi Arabia earlier this week.
Moscow suspects that Kiev is attempting to derail Washington's efforts to mediate a comprehensive truce by continuing its attacks on energy infrastructure. The Foreign Ministry had previously warned that Russia could withdraw from the agreement in response to Ukrainian "provocations."
Discussions in Riyadh reportedly focused on reviving the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a defunct security framework under which Moscow guaranteed the safety of civilian transportation to and from Ukrainian ports. Russia turned down the renewal of the agreement in 2023, citing Kiev's misuse of the arrangement for military goals and the West's failure to ease sanctions in order to facilitate food and fertilizer exports.
Peskov assured that if past commitments made to Russia are finally honored, the initiative would be "reactivated."
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