Russia Says Western Arms Flows to Ukraine Would Need to Stop During Any Ceasefire

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Russia hoped that mediation by Trump would help to bring "a little bit more flexibility, a little bit more political will and wisdom to the Kyiv regime", Peskov said.
35% : But Peskov, in the interview, restated Russian concerns that Putin had made public as far back as March 13 and set out in a phone call with Trump on March 18.
25% : During that time Trump, who previously had applied intense pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has shown growing impatience with Russia and questioned whether Putin was "tapping me along". Peskov denied that was the case, and said it was Ukraine that was refusing to enter direct negotiations.

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