Moscow [Russia], September 1: The Kremlin has accused Ukraine's European allies of disrupting efforts by US President Donald Trump to bring the war to an end.
In an interview broadcast by Russian state television on Sunday, spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed that the European Union had a vested interest in the fighting to continue.
"The European warring party is maintaining its fundamental course, it is not giving in," said Peskov, referring to European arms deliveries to Ukraine, which Russia has repeatedly used as a pretext for not agreeing to a ceasefire.
Trump's efforts, on the other hand, to find a solution to the conflict are still not being valued enough, Peskov said in China on the sidelines of a multi-day trip by President Vladimir Putin.
While Russia was thankful to Trump, "the Europeans are obstructing these efforts," said Peskov, a close confidante of Putin. Russia was ready to solve the conflict with political and diplomatic means, Peskov said, but stressed that the "special military operation" - Russia's official wording for the war waged on its neighbour since 2022 - would be continued until Kiev changes course.
Putin has made no attempts to hide his lack of interest in a peace deal, despite a highly-anticipated meeting with Trump in Alaska, which has failed to yield results.
Source: Qatar Tribune
