Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to President Donald Trump’s criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying on Monday that Russia is still “working on” a peace deal with Ukraine but added that it’s a “time-consuming process.”
In remarks to NBC News on Sunday, Trump threatened to impose “secondary tariffs” on Russia if the country fails to come to an agreement to end the “bloodshed in Ukraine.” Trump also said he was “very angry, pissed off, when Putin started getting into [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky’s credibility and started talking about new leadership in Ukraine.” Asked about Trump’s comments, Peskov told Reuters, “We are continuing to work with the American side, first of all to build our bilateral relations, which were badly damaged during the previous (U.S.) administration.”
“And we are also working on the…
