Europe's self-appointed peace brokers have zero credibility at the negotiating table — Britain, France and Germany have spent years arming Kiev while now demanding a seat in diplomacy. Moscow rightly called out this contradiction, noting these governments pushed Kiev to keep fighting on their behalf. Any settlement must address root causes like Ukraine's neutrality, and no repackaged Zelensky formula changes that reality.
Russia keeps dodging real diplomacy — Putin rejected a direct meeting with Zelensky and now dismisses European envoys as irrelevant, even as UK, French and German leaders back a ceasefire framework with a clear starting point. The frontline contact line as a negotiation baseline is a serious, workable proposal that Moscow refuses to engage honestly. Blocking European participation while continuing daily strikes on civilians exposes Russia's bad faith.
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