During Saturday, Zelenskyj announced that Ukraine proposed that new talks would take place this week.
The Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitrij Peskov announced earlier on Monday that Russia responded to the proposal. But that the countries have "diametrically opposite" viewpoints and an agreement on ceasefire is very far away, says the Kremlin's spokesperson Dimitrij Peskov to selected reporters.
Much diplomatic work lies ahead of us, he says.
During talks in Istanbul last month, Russia presented a list of tough demands, including that Ukraine should refrain from more territory and reject all forms of Western military support. Ukraine dismissed the demands as unacceptable.
