U.S. beginning to understand Russian positions, Kremlin aide says

(Reuters) - The United States is coming circular to an knowing of Russia's positions connected cardinal issues including the Ukraine conflict, a apical Kremlin adjutant said connected Thursday.

"It is clear, truthful it seems to maine anyway, that determination is an knowing of what we are trying to execute arsenic a effect of this situation," Yuri Ushakov, a Soviet and Russian diplomat and erstwhile ambassador to Washington, told a newsman for Russian authorities tv successful comments posted connected Telegram.

"And to immoderate extent, our demands, our thinking, our proposals are being taken into account. Not each of them. But the process is nether way."

Ushakov besides said helium noted question towards an betterment successful ties betwixt Washington and Moscow aft the breakdown triggered by Russia's 2022 penetration of Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump has softened the presumption of the erstwhile medication of President Joe Biden towards Russia, peculiarly arsenic regards the Ukraine conflict.

Some comments by U.S. officials, similar Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, person sometimes seemed to echo Kremlin narratives.

Russia stands by its demands that Ukraine springiness up successful afloat each 4 regions that Moscow's troops person partially occupied successful Ukraine's eastbound and south.

Moscow besides says it wants resolved what it calls the basal causes down the conflict, including the rejection of immoderate conception of Ukraine joining the NATO confederation and the "denazification" of Kyiv's leaders.

There person been suggestions connected some sides that Trump whitethorn conscionable Kremlin person Vladimir Putin, though nary day has yet been set.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov this week described a gathering betwixt the 2 presidents arsenic "certainly necessary" but added that it "has to beryllium prepared accordingly".

Ushakov acknowledged that each broadside was astir apt not wholly blessed with what the different was saying.

"Yes, we person astir apt disappointed them successful 1 happening oregon another," helium said. "They person besides disappointed us. Perhaps much than we person disappointed them."

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Stephen Coates)