There is, however, a pause in dialogue with Kiev as Ukrainian authorities refuse to engage in negotiations, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The “impulse” to reach a negotiated settlement of the Ukraine conflict generated at the Russia-US summit in Alaska is still alive, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, stressing that Moscow remains open to a peace deal. His comments come after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov claimed earlier this week that the