Moscow — July 29, 2025: The Kremlin said Tuesday it remains committed to seeking peace in Ukraine, offering a measured response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum, which shortens Washington’s timeline for a ceasefire by Moscow to just “10 or 12 days.”
Trump, who previously gave the Kremlin a 50-day window to halt its military offensive, said Monday he was “done talking to Putin” and had lost patience with the slow progress in the war-torn region.
“We have taken note of President Trump’s statement yesterday. The SVO [Special Military Operation] continues,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, using Russia’s official terminology for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in 2022.
Peskov acknowledged a cooling in diplomatic engagement with Washington, saying efforts to restore dialogue had slowed following Trump’s remarks. “We would like to see more dynamics. We are interested in this. But to move forward, impulses are needed from both sides,” he said.
The statement came on a deadly day for Ukraine. Multiple Russian strikes across the country killed more than two dozen civilians, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman and at least 16 prisoners in a targeted strike on a detention facility.
Despite the bloodshed, the Kremlin insists it is still pursuing peace. “Russia remains committed to the peace process to resolve the conflict around Ukraine and secure our national interests,” Peskov said.
Last week’s diplomatic talks between Moscow and Kyiv resulted in a prisoner exchange but failed to produce any broader breakthrough on ending hostilities.
With both battlefield intensity and international rhetoric escalating, Trump’s tightened deadline has added new urgency—but also fresh uncertainty—to a war now entering its fourth year.
