Moscow won’t be tricked into giving Kiev time to regroup, Rodion Miroshnik has said Any truce between Russia and Ukraine must support lasting peace and not simply be a ruse by Kiev to regroup militarily, senior Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik has warned. He was commenting on Ukraine’s demands for a ceasefire ahead of direct talks with Russia, expected in Istanbul on Friday. Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s ambassador-at-large, stated that Kiev’s focus on a 30-day unconditional truce