The Kremlin “doesn’t see the point” in the next round of trilateral negotiations between Moscow, Washington and Kiev. This was stated by assistant to the head of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov, as quoted by Russian media on Thursday, May 7. According to the Russian Federation, for further progress Kyiv “must withdraw its troops from Donbass”. “Everyone understands, in particular, I would say, the Ukrainian negotiators, that now Kyiv needs to take only one serious step, after which, firstly, hostilities will cease, and, secondly, prospects will open for a serious discussion of a further long-term settlement,” Ushakov clarified to reporters, answering a question about the resumption of negotiations. He called the discussion before the fulfillment of the condition a “waste of time”. And he added that Moscow is now expecting an appropriate step from Zelensky. Meanwhile, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov arrived in the United States and will hold a number of important meetings with representatives of American leader Donald Trump. The day before, Bloomberg reported that this week Umerov will travel to Miami to meet with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. The publication noted that peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have reached a dead end. Previous negotiations in the United States took place on March 23. According to Umerov, then significant progress was achieved on the issues of security guarantees and the humanitarian track - the exchange and return of Ukrainian citizens. News from Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.