Moscow: An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Sunday that the concept of a trilateral meeting involving Moscow, Kyiv, and Washington has not been discussed yet. Yuri Ushakov, addressing journalists, remarked, "So far, no one has spoken seriously about this initiative, and it is not being developed, as far as I know."

According to Anadolu Agency, Ushakov's comments follow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement on Saturday that the United States proposed a trilateral meeting with Russia and Ukraine at the level of national security advisors. Zelenskyy mentioned previous meetings in Trkiye in a similar format, which resulted in exchanges, including the return of soldiers and civilians. He expressed support for the US proposal if it leads to agreements on prisoner swaps or a high-level trilateral meeting.

Discussing the ongoing dialogue about a revised Ukraine peace deal, Ushakov expressed skepticism regarding the provisions Europe is trying to introduce, stating that they "do not improve the chances of achieving long-term peace." He also mentioned that Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, currently in Miami, Florida for talks with US officials, will return to Moscow and report on the discussions' outcomes.

Earlier, Dmitriev informed Russian journalists that his discussions with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are progressing "constructively" and will continue over the weekend. These meetings in Miami followed recent talks held by Witkoff and Kushner with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin.

In a separate development, Kyiv's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov announced on US social media platform X that he, along with Ukrainian Chief of the General Staff Andrii Hnatov, will commence another round of consultations on Friday with the American side.