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Russia sees slow but steady progress in Ukraine peace talks

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Russia sees slow but steady progress in peace talks with the United States on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Russia sees slow but steady progress in peace talks with the United States on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

"In the negotiation process on a settlement of the Ukraine conflict, I mean in the negotiation process with the United States, there is slow but steady progress," she said.

Zakharova added that Western European powers were trying to torpedo the progress and suggested that the United States counter such moves.

Reporting by Dmitry Antonov

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