In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting. AFP
European leaders have proposed a European-led "multinational force" with US support to enforce a potential peace deal in Ukraine, a joint statement said as they met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin.
The force -- according to the statement published late Monday -- would be part of "robust security guarantees" for Ukraine from the United States and European powers aimed at guaranteeing that Russia would not violate any agreement to end the war started with Russia's assault in 2022.
But Russia on Tuesday refused to comment on the document.
"We have seen newspaper reports so far, but we will not respond to them. We have not seen any texts yet," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, including from AFP, on Tuesday.
He said Moscow -- which has in the past demanded Kyiv cede territories Russia claims as its own and ruled out any foreign troops presence in Ukraine -- has not changed its stance on the conflict.
"Our position is well known, it is consistent, it is transparent, and it is clear to the Americans. And, in general, it is clear to the Ukrainians as well," Peskov said.
In an interview with ABC News published Monday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow would not agree to a NATO peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
"We definitely will not at any moment subscribe to, agree to, or even be content with, any presence of NATO troops on the Ukrainian territory," Ryabkov said.
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