The Kremlin confirmed, on Tuesday, the position of Russia refusing to deploy European peacekeepers in Ukraine, after US President Donald Trump's statements that Moscow is open to the matter.

In response to a question about Trump's statements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov avoided the US president publicly, but he fully affirmed Russia's opposition to the idea, according to Reuters.

Peskov said: "There is a position in this regard expressed by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. I have nothing to add to this nor what I comment on. I leave this without comment.

Russia has repeatedly announced its opposition to the presence of NATO forces in Ukraine, as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said last week that Moscow would look at this as a "direct threat" of Russia's sovereignty, even if the forces work there under a different flag.

Trump stated on Monday that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is ready to accept the idea of ​​sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine.

Trump said during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, on Monday: “Yes, he will accept that ... I have this question specifically.

White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes did not respond directly to the latest comment for the Kremlin, saying that the Trump administration will continue to work with Moscow and Kiev to end the war.

Hughes said in statements reported by "Reuters": "The Trump administration knows that preserving peace requires Europe to do more, and we have heard leaders such as President (French Emmanuel) Macron and British Prime Minister (Kiir) Starmer, as well as others, They offer this. We continue to work with Russia and Ukraine for peace because you cannot end the war without speaking to the two sides.

European participation in peace talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow does not oppose Europe's participation in the Russian -American peace talks aimed at settling the conflict in Ukraine, but indicated that Brussels previously refused to enter into a dialogue with his country.

Putin added in an interview with the official Russian television, that Trump is dealing with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine with "rational, not passionate.

Russia and the United States held a first round of talks on Ukraine last week in Saudi Arabia, without the participation of Ukraine and the European Kiev allies, which sparked objections from both sides.

Putin considered it logical for Europe to participate in the talks aimed at settling the 3 -year conflict, adding: "Their participation in the negotiation process is necessary, we did not reject this at all, and we made discussions with them."

He continued: “Sometimes, and with the pretext of defeating Russia in the battlefield, they were the ones who refused to communicate with us. And if they wanted to return, this is a good thing.” He described the negative reactions to the Riyadh talks as “emotional, and completely without logic

He went on to say, "In order to resolve complex and difficult issues, including the Ukrainian issue, Russia and the United States must take the first step, and this first step must be dedicated to raising the level of confidence between our two countries, and this is what we did in Riyadh." /P>

He explained that the conflict in Ukraine was discussed "but not in essence. We simply agreed that we will address it. We do not reject the participation of European countries"