Kremlin says it sees US desire to resolve Ukraine conflict

The Kremlin can see that Washington is eager to resolve the Ukraine conflict quickly but it’s too difficult a problem to be solved in an instant, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to TASS.

"There are no differences here. [The US] has a desire to resolve the issue through political and diplomatic means, and do it quickly. However, the scale of the problem makes it impossible to solve it instantly. This is why, you know, certain work has already been done: two difficult rounds [of Russia-Ukraine talks] have been held. We expect that the third round will eventually take place and dialogue will continue. We still have to finally begin discussions of the memorandums that we exchanged [with Ukraine]. It will also be a complicated process that won’t take just one night or one day," the Russian presidential spokesman emphasized, TASS reported.

He added that the Kremlin reacts calmly to US leader Donald Trump’s criticism of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

"We react quite calmly to that. First of all, Trump makes quite harsh statements, judging from the phrases that he has used," Peskov said when asked to comment on the Kremlin’s reaction to Trump’s remarks about Putin and the tightening of his rhetoric.

Earlier, Trump said he was "not happy with Putin" following their phone call on July 3.