Russian President Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide said on Sunday that changes made by the Europeans and Ukraine to US proposals for an end to the war ‌in Ukraine did not improve prospects for peace. Also Read European Union widens sanctions on Russia’s shadow oil fleet amid split over Ukraine fundingKremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters in Moscow ​that the European and Ukrainian changes would not improve the chances of peace. The Miami meeting followed US talks on Friday with Ukrainian and European officials. Ushakov said that a proposal for three-way talks had not been seriously discussed by anyone and that it was not being worked on. Ukraine and European leaders say that Russia cannot be allowed to achieve its aims after what they cast as an imperial-style land grab.

Source: The Telegraph December 21, 2025 16:07 UTC