Russia and Ukraine\u2019s top diplomats on Saturday used a high-level conference in Turkey to once again trade accusations of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges of negotiating an end to the 3-year-old war.<\/p>\n
The two foreign ministers spoke at separate events at the annual Antalya Diplomacy Forum, a day after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff<\/a> met with with Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> to discuss peace prospects. Ukraine\u2019s European allies on Friday promised billions of dollars to help Kyiv keep fighting Russia\u2019s invasion<\/a>. <\/p>\n While Moscow and Kyiv both agreed in principle last month to implement a limited, 30-day ceasefire<\/a>, they issued conflicting statements<\/a> soon after their separate talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia. They differed on the start time of halting strikes, and alleged near-immediate breaches by the other side.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Ukrainians have been attacking us from the very beginning, every passing day, maybe with two or three exceptions,\u201d Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, adding that Moscow would provide the U.S., Turkey and international bodies with a list of Kyiv\u2019s attacks during the past three weeks.<\/p>\n A representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry separately told state media Saturday that Moscow has been sharing intelligence with the U.S. regarding more than 60 supposed breaches of the deal by Kyiv.<\/p>\n Trump says \u2018Russia has to get moving\u2019<\/p>\n Lavrov on Saturday insisted Russia had stuck to the terms of the deal. <\/p>\n His Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, fiercely contested that claim, saying Russia had launched \u201calmost 70 missiles, over 2,200 (exploding) drones, and over 6,000 guided aerial bombs at Ukraine, mostly at civilians,\u201d since agreeing to the limited pause on strikes. <\/p>\n \u201cThis clearly shows to the world who wants peace and who wants war,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Russian forces hold the advantage in Ukraine, and Kyiv has warned<\/a> Moscow is planning a fresh spring offensive to ramp up pressure on its foe and improve its negotiating position. <\/p>\n Ukraine has endorsed a broader U.S. ceasefire proposal<\/a>, but Russia has effectively blocked it by imposing far-reaching conditions. European governments have accused Putin of dragging his feet.<\/p>\n \u201cRussia has to get moving\u201d on the road to ending the war, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media Friday. He said the war is \u201cterrible and senseless.\u201d<\/p>\n Lavrov on Saturday reiterated that a prospective U.S.-backed agreement, also discussed in Saudi Arabia, to ensure safe navigation for commercial vessels in the Black Sea could not be implemented until restrictions are lifted on Russian access to shipping insurance, docking ports and international payment systems.<\/p>\n Details of the prospective deal were not released, but it appeared to mark another attempt to ensure safe Black Sea shipping after a 2022 agreement<\/a> that was brokered by the U.N. and Turkey but halted by Russia<\/a> the following year.<\/p>\n Ukraine reports death of F-16 pilot<\/p>\n