The State Duma stressed the need for negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

Svetlana Zhurova, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, named on Monday, July 20, steps that could stop the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict.

"Peace talks. Perhaps a change of [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky. There are cardinal things here, including at the diplomatic level," the deputy said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

She also called the cessation of Western support for Kiev an important step.

Zhurova recalled that the special envoy of the American president, Steve Witkoff, and Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were planning to come to Moscow for talks.

"Maybe they will come and we can talk about something important. <...> There is a possibility that President Trump and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin can agree on something of his own," the parliamentarian concluded.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on July 17 that Russia continues to solve its tasks in Ukraine, while the US negotiators, Witkoff and Kushner, are dealing with Iran, IA Regnum reports.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on July 15 that the United States is ready to continue its participation in the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine after resolving the problems in the Middle East. He stated that Moscow regularly receives relevant signals, RT reports.

In turn, Trump announced the signing of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, which, according to him, could happen in the near future, according to the website. kp.ru . The American president once again pointed out the readiness of the Russian Federation to conclude an agreement.