Rome, 25 October (LaPresse) – Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, told CNN on Friday that Moscow, Washington and Kiev are ‘reasonably close’ to reaching a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine, but accused Britain and other European countries of pressuring Kiev to block peace talks. Speaking on CNN's “The Lead with Jake Tapper”, Dmitriev said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent recognition of the realities on the battlefield marked ‘a big step’ towards negotiations. ‘I believe that Russia, the United States and Ukraine are actually quite close to a diplomatic solution. His previous position was that Russia should leave completely, so, in fact, I think we are quite close to a diplomatic solution that can be worked out,’ Dmitriev added.