MOSCOW, May 9 - The Kremlin said on Saturday that while Washington appears keen to secure an agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine, getting to a formal peace deal remains distant because the matters involved are highly complicated.
Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had accepted a U.S.-brokered ceasefire set to last three days from May 9 to May 11. U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped the truce would be extended.
"It is understandable that the American side is in a hurry," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television reporter Pavel Zarubin. "But the issue of a Ukrainian settlement is far too complex, and reaching a peace agreement is a very long way with complex details," Peskov added.
The Kremlin statement underscored the official Russian view that the path from a temporary cessation of hostilities to a comprehensive settlement is not straightforward. Peskov framed the United States as pressing for a swift resolution, while cautioning that the substance of any agreement entails many intricate points that must be resolved.
Russian forces have been engaged in combat operations in Ukraine for well over four years, a duration noted in the comments conveyed by the Kremlin spokesman. The sustained length of the conflict was referenced in the same account that described the difficulties in moving from a short ceasefire to an enduring peace.
President Trump has on multiple occasions pledged to bring the Ukraine war to an end, characterizing the conflict as "stupid" and "crazy" and emphasizing the heavy toll it has imposed on both sides. Despite those repeated promises, the United States has not yet secured a lasting peace agreement.
The three-day pause in fighting agreed by Moscow and Kyiv offers a narrow window in which the warring parties can halt active hostilities, but Kremlin remarks signaled that officials view any comprehensive settlement as still far off and encumbered by complex negotiations and unresolved details.