Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said at a press conference on September 8 that Russia hopes to resume negotiations between Russia, the US, and Ukraine on the Ukraine issue. Peskov said that the Russian army is advancing on the line of contact, but is always willing to move towards peace, which depends on Kyiv's choices. He said that Kyiv lacked flexibility on conflict resolution issues and did not really want a cease-fire; Ukraine still relies on some European countries that still want to strategically defeat Russia. Peskov also revealed that the issue of sanctions has been included in the agenda of conflict mediation negotiations, but it is not a priority issue; conflict resolution itself is the number one issue.

Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said at a press conference on September 8 that Russia hopes to resume negotiations between Russia, the US, and Ukraine on the Ukraine issue. Peskov said that the Russian army is advancing on the line of contact, but is always willing to move towards peace, which depends on Kyiv's choices. He said that Kyiv lacked flexibility on conflict resolution issues and did not really want a cease-fire; Ukraine still relies on some European countries that still want to strategically defeat Russia. Peskov also revealed that the issue of sanctions has been included in the agenda of conflict mediation negotiations, but it is not a priority issue; conflict resolution itself is the number one issue.