Putin Comments on US-Iran Ceasefire

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Russian government, led by President Vladimir Putin, has officially welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreement approved by the United States (US) and Iran. The Kremlin hopes that with the easing of these tensions, Washington now has the time and space to resume trilateral peace talks regarding the conflict in Ukraine.

Citing a Reuters report on Wednesday (08/04/2026), Moscow expressed its satisfaction with this de-escalation step. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, in a telephone call with journalists, conveyed an official statement on Russia’s stance towards the latest situation in the Middle East.

“We receive this ceasefire news with satisfaction. We welcome the decision not to proceed further along the path of armed escalation,” said Peskov.

When asked about the prospects of whether this US-Iran ceasefire could facilitate new talks on Ukraine, Peskov affirmed Moscow’s high hopes for an active role from Washington. The Kremlin wants the three-way meeting format involving Russia, Ukraine, and the US to be reactivated soon.

“We hope that in the coming period, the United States will have more time and greater opportunities to meet in the trilateral format,” Peskov stated, referring to the series of talks involving those three countries.

Previously, Russia had stated that the Ukraine peace negotiation process was temporarily halted due to the outbreak of hostilities in the Iran region. The negotiations themselves had actually begun last year in Istanbul, followed by trilateral talks with the US in Abu Dhabi and Geneva earlier this year.

Nevertheless, progress at the negotiating table has been very slow, largely due to the impasse over territorial disputes. Russia demands that Ukraine surrender the remaining Donbas territories, but Kyiv firmly refuses to hand over land that Moscow’s forces failed to capture during more than four years of warfare.