Russia says Western arms flows to Ukraine would need to stop during ceasefire

10/5/2025 17:06

Russia would require a halt to U.S. and European arms supplies to Ukraine during any potential ceasefire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with ABC News.



"Otherwise it will be an advantage for Ukraine. Ukraine will continue their total mobilisation, bringing new troops to (the) frontline," Peskov said.



"Ukraine will use this period to train new military personnel and to give a rest to their existing ones. So why should we grant such an advantage to Ukraine?"

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Russia and Ukraine on Friday to "get this stupid war finished", as he pushed for a 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine says it is willing to agree to.



But Peskov, in the interview, restated Russian concerns that Putin had made public as far back as March 13 and set out in a phone call with Trump on March 18.



"A ceasefire was supported by President Putin, but he asked several questions. He said that right now we have certain dynamics on the front, Russian troops are advancing, and advancing in quite a confident way," he said.



"So if we speak about ceasefire, what are we going to do with shipments of weapons coming every day from the United States and from European countries?"