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12.02.2026 - 10:41The European Union is precisely the one preventing Ukraine from making any compromises to settle the conflict with Russia.
This was stated by Maria Zakharova, whose words were quoted by TASS.
“At the current stage, it is the European Union that is preventing the Kyiv regime from making any compromises, on the promise of providing everything necessary to continue hostilities,” Zakharova said.
She emphasized that the EU’s actions make it impossible to consider Europeans even as neighbors at the negotiating table.
Last week it was reported that Emmanuel Bonne, an adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron, “quietly” visited Moscow amid trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates. French media wrote that he met with aide to the Russian leader Yuri Ushakov. TASS reported that Macron plans to call Putin and is “aiming for results.”
Meanwhile, Latvia and Estonia supported the idea of resuming contacts with the Kremlin and appointing a special European envoy for that purpose. Russia’s foreign ministry believes that Europe wants to preserve its “seat at the table” in negotiations.





