KYIV: Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with US envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough.<\/p>\n
The Russian leader \u201cshould end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace,\u201d said UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Putin to \u201cstop wasting the world\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The remarks reflected the high tensions and gaping gulf between Russia on one side and Ukraine and its European allies on the other over how to end a war that Moscow started when it invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago.<\/p>\n
A day earlier, Putin accused the Europeans of sabotaging the US-led peace efforts \u2014 and warned that, if provoked, Russia would be ready for war with Europe.<\/p>\n
Since the 2022 invasion, European governments, along with the US, have spent billions of dollars to support Kyiv financially and militarily. Under President Donald Trump, however, the US has tempered its support \u2014 and instead made a push to end the war.<\/p>\n
Putin\u2019s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said Tuesday\u2019s talks at the Kremlin between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner were \u201cpositive,\u201d but he wouldn\u2019t release any details.<\/p>\n
Witkoff and Kushner are set to meet with Ukraine\u2019s lead negotiator, Rustem Umerov, on Thursday in Miami for further talks, according to a senior Trump administration official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n
Trump said Witkoff and Kushner came away from their marathon session with Putin confident that he wants to find an end to the war. \u201cTheir impression was very strongly that he\u2019d like to make a deal,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said \u201cthe world clearly feels that the possibility of ending the war exists.\u201d<\/p>\n
In comments from his evening address posted on Telegram, Zelensky said the effort depends on \u201cconstructive diplomacy plus pressure on the aggressor. Both components work toward peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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