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Russian and US authorities have accused the European Union of deliberately sabotaging the Ukraine peace talks by demanding unrealistic expectations to settle the conflict.

 

Putin’s special economic envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, in a series of posts on X, said Brussels was “sabotaging a real peace process” by encouraging Kiev to pursue what he called “impossible demands”.

 

Officials from the Trump administration, frustrated with the EU's "maximalist" position and its expectations of Washington, expressed similar views. They said the United States would not bear the burden of assisting Ukraine alone, stressing that it must be shared by EU nations.

 

Washington’s statement was also shared by Dmitriev, who wrote, “EU warmongers exposed… Even Washington now sees it – EU leaders are prolonging the conflict in Ukraine with impossible demands.” He added, “I warned about these efforts to sabotage the Trump peace plan before.”

 

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Meanwhile, Trump administration officials reiterated their position, saying: “The Europeans don’t get to prolong this war and backdoor unreasonable expectations while also expecting America to bear the cost,” according to a senior US official who requested anonymity.

 

US officials have further admitted that defeating Russia in Ukraine is not possible for the coalition. They added that if the EU wants to escalate the war, that is its decision, but there is no capacity to “snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”

 

It is important to note that Ukraine has consistently sought to involve the United States in its war against Russia. However, despite the combined efforts of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his EU backers, Washington has maintained a degree of distance, particularly since Trump’s return to power.

 

Moscow has long insisted on a peace agreement that addresses the underlying causes of the conflict. This includes recognition of the new territorial reality, which would mean accepting Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye as part of Russia.