Kremlin Confirms Contacts With Trump Administration After Receiving US Ukraine Peace Proposals

The Kremlin has confirmed that senior Russian officials have held direct contacts with members of the administration of US President Donald Trump following the delivery of American proposals related to a possible peace settlement in Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, held telephone conversations with several officials from the US administration. Peskov did not specify when the calls took place but said the contacts followed an internal review of the US proposals in Moscow.

According to the Kremlin, Putin’s investment and foreign policy envoy Kirill Dmitriev returned to Moscow with printed copies of the US peace proposals after meetings in Miami over the weekend. The documents are now being closely examined by Russian officials.

“The information was analysed, and on behalf of President Putin, contact took place between representatives of the administrations of Russia and the United States,” Peskov said. “It was agreed to continue the dialogue.”

Peskov declined to comment on Moscow’s assessment of the proposals, saying that public statements at this stage could undermine sensitive negotiations. He added that Russia preferred to keep discussions behind closed doors while diplomatic contacts continue.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported that Putin recently told a group of senior Russian business leaders he might be open to a limited territorial exchange involving areas controlled by Russian forces in Ukraine, while insisting that Moscow seeks full control over the Donbas region.

Asked about the report, Peskov said the issue of a Ukrainian peace settlement was discussed only “in general terms” during the meeting and declined to provide further details on the substance of those conversations.

The confirmed contacts underscore renewed diplomatic engagement between Moscow and Washington at a critical moment in the war, even as both sides remain cautious about publicly outlining positions that could affect the fragile negotiations over a potential Ukraine peace deal.