Friedrich Merz says Trump-Zelenskiy row was ‘deliberate escalation’ by White House
Relatives, friends and comrades carry the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman Andrii Reznichenko in a farewell ceremony in Kyiv on Monday. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA’s daily missile and drone strikes on civilian targets showed the Kremlin did not want to end its devastating invasion, as’s likely next chancellor said an extraordinary row between the US and Ukrainian leaders in front of reporters in Washington last week appeared to be orchestrated by the White House.
Russia says peace talks are only possible if Ukraine accepts the permanent occupation of five regions and abandons its hopes of joining Nato, which Kyiv regards as terms amounting to capitulation. The White House now also accuses Mr Zelenskiy of being an obstacle to peace – because he says explicit US security guarantees are vital to stop Russia relaunching its invasion in the future – and the claim is loudly echoed by the Kremlin, which says US foreign policy now “largely aligns” with its own view of world affairs.
Mr Peskov said the public row in the White House on Friday “showed how difficult it will be to get a trajectory towards a settlement around Ukraine”.
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