Moscow and Kiev did not sign an agreement at the Istanbul talks in 2022 because of London’s influence, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said,
TASS reports.
"Everybody knows very well that the document was actually initialed and everyone is also well aware, thanks to a statement from the Ukrainian side, of the reason behind Ukraine halting negotiations and not finalizing the document," the Kremlin official told journalists.
"This was direct pressure from London. Mister [David] Arakhamia (head of the pro-presidential Servant of the People faction in the Ukrainian parliament - TASS) talked about this, the rest is speculation," the spokesman stressed, adding "I suggest being guided by primary sources," in a comment on a report by Germany’s Welt on the reasons that purportedly hindered the signing of an agreement following the Istanbul talks.
