Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow hopes the outcome of the U.S. election will not stymie American efforts to help negotiate a settlement between Moscow and Kyiv, according to a report carried by PBS NewsHour. The report said Peskov was asked whether the election's outcome could interfere with those efforts, and it attributed to him an expression of hope on the matter.
PBS NewsHour, citing the Associated Press, reported that Peskov voiced hope that President Donald Trump will "continue to pursue his peace efforts." The summary of the report does not say what those efforts currently involve, nor does it describe the specific steps the Kremlin expects from the United States.
The report's headline describes the U.S. election as a shake-up, but the summary does not explain the nature of that change beyond its possible bearing on the negotiations. The item was credited to the Associated Press as its author.
Because the available account is a single summary, this report does not include statements from U.S. officials, Ukrainian officials, or other participants in the talks. It also offers no reaction from Kyiv beyond the Kremlin remarks described, and where the summary is silent, this story does not fill in those details.