Kremlin says Alaska talks to last over 6 hours, 3-way meeting on Ukraine 'possible' in future
Peskov said that the talks between Russian and US Presidents may last 6-7 hours, and their aides will take part in meetings that were expected to be held one-to-one, Russian state media reported.
"On the day of the negotiations, they also kill people. And that says a lot," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messenger.
"The war continues. It continues precisely because there is no order, nor any indication that Moscow is preparing to end this war," he added.
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