Russia's position on the ownership of Crimea—that it is not up for discussion—is "fully" consistent with U.S. President Donald Trump's, the Kremlin said, APA reports, citing Newsweek.
It follows Trump's criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's comments about Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 before eventually launching its full-scale war in February 2022 as Kyiv pushed to join NATO.
"This fully corresponds to our understanding and what we have been saying for a long time," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.
The comments will fuel European fears that Trump is too willing to compromise with Russia for peace. But the Trump Administration has said peace is only possible by understanding everyone's views, including those of Russia.
The U.S. is threatening to walk away from brokering the process unless progress is made swiftly.
In a sign of growing pressure on Kyiv, President Andrzej Duda of its close ally and neighbor Poland said Ukraine will have to "step down" and "compromise" along with Russia to secure a deal
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