Europe accuses Putin of feigning interest in peace after Ukraine talks with US envoys

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Europe accuses Putin of feigning interest in peace after Ukraine talks with US envoys  Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Putin to “stop wasting the world’s time,” while the UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on the Russian leader to “end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace”.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/04/europe-accuses-putin-of-feigning-interest-in-peace-after-ukraine-talks-with-us-envoys  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00European and Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of faking interest in peace efforts

00:07after talks with the U.S. on Tuesday produced no breakthrough or compromise.

00:12Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrzej Sebera urged Putin to, quote,

00:16stop wasting the world's time.

00:18And UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on the Russian leader to end the fighting

00:23and come to the negotiating table to reach an agreement.

00:26The comments were made as foreign ministers from European NATO countries met in Brussels on Wednesday,

00:32a day after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday.

00:41For his part, Putin has accused European allies in Ukraine of sabotaging U.S.-led peace efforts.

00:47The U.S. proposed a peace deal last month.

00:49However, the 28-point plan was met with widespread criticism for being too weighted towards Russian demands.

00:57On Thursday, Witkoff and Kushner are set to meet with Ukraine's lead negotiator Rustem Umerov for further talks.

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