Ukraine peace talks paused amid Iran war, Russia's Izvestia says

Peace talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine on ending the Ukraine war, the deadliest European conflict since World War Two, are on pause amid the Iran war, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Thursday, citing Russian officials.



U.S. President Donald Trump, who last year said he wanted to be remembered as a peacemaker, vowed to end the Ukraine war but has since said that efforts to resolve the conflict have been one of his biggest disappointments.



The U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran has diverted U.S. attention away from Ukraine and triggered soaring prices for oil and gas - of which Russia is a major global producer and exporter.



Izvestia, which in Soviet times represented official state views and is now under European Union sanctions, said in a front-page story that the Kremlin had confirmed a pause in talks on Ukraine and that the Iran war could push Kyiv towards compromise.



Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the paper that Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev would continue working on investment and economic cooperation, but "the trilateral group is on pause".