Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that an immediate resumption of peace talks with Ukraine is unlikely, citing recent drone attacks on Moscow. The comments were made during a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Friday.

Putin had previously indicated Moscow's readiness to resume negotiations with Kyiv after the parliamentary elections held last month. However, the subsequent drone attacks on the capital have now seemingly interrupted the possibility of an immediate restart of these trilateral discussions involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States.

According to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, the "large-scale drone attack on Moscow, other cities and polling stations on the most important day of the elections" has disrupted the negotiation process. Ushakov added that Russia will now assess when these talks can resume.

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, described the war in Ukraine as being at a "dangerous stalemate" on Thursday, while affirming the United States' continued efforts to broker a peace deal.

Earlier in the week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had expressed his country's readiness to hold trilateral talks with the US and Russia during the current month. This development now appears to be in doubt following Putin's remarks.

Separately, on Friday, Donald Trump announced that Russia had agreed to supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel fuel to American and global markets. This agreement has drawn criticism from US lawmakers, President Zelenskyy, and European allies.

Zelenskyy characterized the diesel deal as a "gift to Putin," suggesting that the funds generated would support the war effort against Ukraine and "all of us." He also voiced concerns that his team might be "used as a smokescreen" in the transaction.

In response to the US-Russia diesel deal, a UK government spokesperson stated that the United Kingdom would persist in "maintain[ing] pressure on Russia through the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed by the UK."