Russia has reacted cautiously to a latest initiative from French President Emmanuel Macron calling for an Olympic Truce during this summer's Paris Games and Paralympics.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitiri Peskov was quoted by state news agency Interfax as saying that Moscow has so far not received an according request in connection with their invasion of Ukraine.
He said that President Vladimir Putin has been confronted with similar questions in the past but that is was difficult to support such initiatives "because the regime in Kiev normally uses such ideas and initiatives for attempts to regroup and rearm."
Putin had suggested last month that a truce could be possible but that it would depend on the situation on the battlefield.
Macron said on Monday that his country would work for such a truce and expressed hope for diplomatic support from China.
The Paris Olympics are scheduled for July 26-August 11, followed by the August 28-September 8 Paralympics.
Formerly used at the ancient Olympics in Greece, the Olympic Truce was re-established in 1992 via a United Nations resolution which for the Paris Games is to run from July 19 until September 15.
The Olympic Truce has been broken in the past, including when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 between the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.