Russian officials meet US counterparts as Moscow denies aiding Iran
Russian officials met with their American counterparts, beginning on Thursday, in the United States. This marks the first such trip since relations strained over Moscow's war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, "We hope that these first tentative steps will, of course, make their contribution to the further revival of our bilateral engagement."
Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin had set the "main directives" for the trip and would be "thoroughly briefed" on the meeting. The visit comes as US-brokered talks seeking a deal to end the war in Ukraine are in effect frozen. Several rounds of negotiations since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year have failed to break the deadlock, with the Kremlin ruling out compromises to halt its years-long offensive.
A report in the United Kingdom-based Financial Times newspaper on Wednesday alleged that Russia was close to completing a shipment of drones to Iran. Responding to questions about the report, Peskov said, "There are so many lies being spread by the media … Do not pay attention to them." Russia this week carried out one of the largest aerial attacks since the start of its war on Ukraine, launching 948 drones in 24 hours as it moved troops and equipment to the front line.
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Russian officials have met with their US counterparts for the first time since relations strained over the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin hopes these talks will revive bilateral engagement - but what does this mean for the war?
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