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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