It does not bode well. The Kremlin criticizes the European participation in the Ukraine negotiations
Swipe The Kremlin European participation in the ongoing negotiations on The American plan regarding Ukraine, described as "It doesn’t bode well"He stressed at the same time that he had not yet been informed of the results of the latest talks held in Berlin.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, as quoted by Russian news agencies, said: "The participation of the Europeans, in terms of Moscow’s ability to accept the agreement, does not bode well"
Peskov pointed out the need for Russia to first be informed of what was reached during the recent negotiations between the Ukrainians and the Americans before organizing any new meeting in this regard and with its participation.
Zelensky praises the progress of the negotiations
On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised progress in the negotiations, following meetings in Berlin with American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
The Europeans supporting Kiev put forward a parallel proposal that includes deploying a multinational force in Ukraine, providing guarantees to Kiev similar to those stipulated in Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, in addition to a Ukrainian army of 800,000 soldiers.
All of these elements are considered unacceptable to Moscow, which it has previously rejected in the past.
Details of the plan are unknown
The details of the American plan, after being reformulated with The Ukrainians are unknown, but Zelensky had indicated that he noticed Kiev giving up parts of its territory.
The original American document was prepared by Kiev and the Europeans and was largely biased towards the Kremlin’s positions.
A European diplomatic source in Kiev confirmed on Tuesday to Agence France-Presse that the European Union’s current bet is to separate the United States from Russian positions.
- For more: Follow Khaleejion 24 Arabic, Khaleejion 24 English, Khaleejion 24 Live, and for social media follow us on Facebook and Twitter
