A Kremlin spokesperson has watered down expectations that a peace deal is close to being struck to end the nearly four-year-long invasion of Ukraine .

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said it's "premature" to say whether the situation in Ukraine was close to a resolution.

Peskov also claimed there are people in other countries, including the United States, "who will try to derail these peaceful developments," when asked about leaks from the negotiations.

The comments come after a Kremlin aide, Yuri Ushakov, had struck a more positive tone regarding the state of the U.S.-backed proposal. Ushakov told a Russian state TV reporter on Wednesday that "some aspects can be viewed positively, but many require special discussions among exp

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