Vladimir Putin’s aide, Yuri Ushakov, rudely rejected French representatives who wanted to convince the Kremlin that Europe needs to participate in peace negotiations over Ukraine, the Financial Times reported, citing sources.
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In February, advisors to French President Emmanuel Beaune and Bertrand Buchwalter arrived in Moscow to meet with Putin’s aide, Yuri Ushakov, the Financial Times reported. They tried to get the Kremlin to agree that the Europeans should have a seat at the table, but Ushakov’s response was basically: “Sorry, but actually no, get out of my face,” said a senior European diplomat.
The newspaper quoted Peskov as saying that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Financial Times that the Europeans “do not want to help the peace process,” and that the French representative “did not provide any positive signals,” and therefore “did not have anything positive to hear in response.”
According to Peskov, the Europeans “are making every effort to persuade the Ukrainians to continue the war.” But he said that Russia was “confident that it is victorious,” adding that “the dynamics on the front” were positive for the Russian army.