Russia Ukraine War Latest Updates: According to the Kremlin, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was an early participant in Ukraine peace talks.

The Kremlin stated on Thursday that sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich played an early role in Russian-Ukraine peace negotiations, but that the process was now in the hands of the two sides’ negotiating teams.

Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, told reporters, “He did take part in the first stage.” “Right now, the talks are taking place between the two teams, the Russians and the Ukrainians.” As part of their effort to isolate President Vladimir Putin and his associates over the events in Ukraine, Western nations have imposed sanctions on Abramovich and several other Russian oligarchs.