In a potentially pivotal development in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has signaled Russia’s openness to a full ceasefire – but only under specific and stringent conditions. Speaking on April 7, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that President Vladimir Putin “supports the idea of the need for a ceasefire,” while cautioning that any such agreement would require firm guarantees that Ukraine will uphold its side of the deal.

The statement comes amid renewed calls for peace from international leaders, including US President Donald Trump, who recently expressed frustration over the protracted nature of the war. “I don’t like the bombing, the bombing goes on and on, and every week, thousands of young people are being killed,” Trump said in a public appearance. He urged Russia to halt its military operations in Ukraine – an appeal that appears to have prompted Moscow to publicly reaffirm its conditional commitment to ceasefire discussions.

Despite the apparent openness to negotiations, Peskov emphasized that Russia’s readiness to halt hostilities hinges on multiple unresolved issues, chief among them being the lack of cohesive control within the Ukrainian military and political structure. According to Peskov, the Ukrainian government in Kiev struggles to assert authority over several armed formations operating under nationalist and extremist ideologies.

“A whole series of questions needs to be answered,” Peskov said, “This is related to the lack of control over the Kiev regime and the inability of the Kiev regime to control the actions of a number of extremist and nationalist units that simply do not obey........

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