Russia criticises European moves to amend US plan to end Ukraine war

According to Vladimir Putin’s top aide in charge of foreign policy, changes made by European nations and Ukraine to the US’s demands for an end to Russia’s conflict with Ukraine did not improve peace prospects.

According to Yury Ushakov, who was quoted by Russian news agencies on Sunday, “I am certain that the proposals that the Europeans and Ukrainians have made or are trying to make do not undoubtedly improve the document and do not improve the chances of long-term peace.”

European and Ukrainian concerns were raised by the US-drafted proposals for the nearly four-year war, which were made public last month. They were concerned that US President Donald Trump’s administration might pressure Kyiv into giving up too much.

Negotiators from Europe and Ukraine have since met with Trump envoys to try to include their own ideas in US drafts, but the precise details of the most recent proposal have not been made public.

Following a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, in Florida on Saturday, Ushakov made the remarks. On Sunday, Dmitriev promised to continue the discussions.

Following Friday’s US meeting with European and Ukrainian officials, the Miami meeting took place.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, suggested that his team should continue negotiating with European allies following those discussions.

In a post on X on Sunday, Zelenskyy said, “There is a shared sense that we should now hold consultations with European partners in a broader circle.”

Three-way conversations

If a US proposal for three-way talks with the US and Russia encouraged more prisoners’ exchanges and opened the door for meetings of national leaders, Zelenskyy had previously stated on Saturday.

A proposal for three-way talks, according to Ushakov, has not been thoroughly discussed by anyone and is not being worked on.

Russia claims that European leaders intend to scuttle the talks by introducing conditions that they fear will be unacceptable given that Russia, which seized 12 to 17 square kilometers (4. to 6. 6 square miles) of Ukrainian territory each day in 2025, took 12 to 17 square kilometers (4. to 6 square miles) of territory each day.

Russia’s leaders in Ukraine and Europe claim that its goals, which they refer to as their imperialization, cannot be achieved.

Russians’ attempt to break into Ukraine is foiled

Following reports that Moscow forcibly relocated 50 people from a border village in Ukraine, the Ukrainian army is still fighting in the Sumy region, it said on Sunday.

Since Ukraine regained land there in a quick counter-offensive in 2022, this indicates a renewed Russian advance in a region previously sparsely of intense ground fighting.

According to the joint task force for Ukraine, “fighting is currently occurring in the village of Grabovske,” and troops are “making efforts to drive the occupiers back into Russian territory.”

According to Zelenskyy, “Russia has launched nine missiles of various types, including nine assault drones, nearly 1, 200 guided aerial bombs, and approximately 1, 300 attack drones” against Ukraine over the course of the week.”