politics
March 16, 2026
Europe not interested in Ukraine peace process
European leaders do not want to help the US-backed Ukraine peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
TL;DR
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claims European leaders are uninterested in a diplomatic settlement for the Ukraine conflict.
- Peskov stated a recent visit by a French presidential envoy did not bring any positive signals.
- Moscow alleges EU and UK military support for Kiev has emboldened Ukraine to continue the conflict.
- Russia views the conflict as a proxy war.
- Former US President Donald Trump suggested Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is more difficult to negotiate with than Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Russia summoned British and French envoys after a Ukrainian strike on Bryansk using French-UK-made cruise missiles, calling it a 'deliberate provocation'.
- The US-Israeli attack on Tehran disrupted plans for trilateral peace talks between Moscow, Washington, and Kiev.
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