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On Saturday, NBC News reported that US and European officials were expressing doubts about Ukraine's ability to break what they call a "stalemate" on the battlefield, and they were urging Ukraine to resort to peaceful negotiations.
"In both the US and Europe, there is growing fatigue with the Ukrainian issue as such, with the Kiev regime and with the burden they have placed on their shoulders," Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin.
The Kremlin's spokesman specified that he meant the "financial feeding of the Ukrainian regime and the provision of it with ammunition and weapons. Even the most economically powerful countries, such as the US, cannot do this indefinitely and they have enough problems of their own .... and at some point it all becomes too much of a burden for them to bear," Peskov said.
Comment: As noted above, some factions of the US wanted to make it clear through their propaganda outlet NBC that they're ready to wind down their failing proxy war in Ukraine, and that the Kiev-junta could be forced to enter into some kind of deal with Russia: US, EU officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine - NBC
However, whilst they mention 'negotiations', it's unlikely that Russia will be negotiating very much, because they've won. Although, to help the US save face, they might agree to some 'concessions' of little import.
Taken together, it's notable that, with Peskov's statement in mind, Moscow also released the following statement earlier on in the day, which implies that overt diplomatic channels may be reopened: