'Trump didn't call, and Moscow needs to 'digest' statements': What Kremlin is saying about Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

At a joint press conference on Wednesday, the two leaders discussed Ukraine's long-range strikes and Washington's intention to grant Kyiv a license to produce Patriot missiles.

Commenting on the latter, Peskov said Moscow sees "a certain ambivalence in the U.S. position, which continues to supply weapons to Kyiv while also continuing efforts to support the peace process."

"The United States, unlike the Europeans, retains a desire to facilitate a transition to a peace process. They may sometimes be mistaken, they may sometimes make errors, but this desire seems sincere to us," Peskov said.

He also addressed comments by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who described Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russia as an escalation, but one that "could create the space to negotiate an end to the war." The Kremlin called that assessment "mistaken."

"We see certain errors in the White House administration's thinking — that escalation, that military pressure can help bring about a peaceful settlement. That is a flawed judgment," Peskov said, according to Interfax.

Ahead of his meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump also suggested the United States could help close Ukraine's skies as part of potential security guarantees. The Kremlin said that statement "needs to be digested," as the topic had not previously been discussed.

Trump has not yet called Russian President Vladimir Putin following his meeting with Zelenskyy, despite saying on the sidelines of the NATO summit that he intended to do so.

"Mr. Trump was clearly very busy after all his meetings in Ankara, so no one called yesterday," Peskov said, adding that Putin is "always happy to talk."