Moscow/Kyiv, July 8 -- Russia is still waiting for proposals from the Ukrainian side on possible dates for a meeting to reach a peace settlement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today.

"As the president said last week, we are waiting for a Ukrainian proposal for possible dates. As soon as dates are agreed - and we hope that it will be done - we will make an announcement," Peskov noted, reports Russian state media TASS.

Peskov went on to state that no lasting resolution can be reached so long as European and American weapon supplies to Kyiv continue, calling them the biggest hindrance to promoting a peace proposal.

"It is obvious that, of course, these actions (delivery of weapons to Kyiv), rather, they probably do not lie in t...