Russia: U.S. Wants Ukraine Peace, Europe Blocks It
Russian President's aide Nikolai Patrushev stated that the US could influence Ukraine to resolve the conflict, but Europe is not interested in peace.
Consensus
- Nikolai Patrushev, a Russian presidential aide, stated that the U.S. is interested in resolving the Ukraine conflict.
- Patrushev claimed that Europe is not interested in peace in Ukraine.
- Patrushev said there are contradictions between the U.S. and Europe regarding the Ukraine conflict.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow on September 5 and Kyiv on September 6.
- On September 8, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a phone call discussing the outcomes of the U.S. envoys' visits.
- The phone call was described as constructive by Yuri Ushakov, a Russian presidential aide.
- The U.S. State Department acknowledged the possibility of a negotiation plan between Russia and Ukraine in the near future.
Points of divergence
- Patrushev said Europe is not interested in peace on Ukraine because it benefits from the conflict, and that Russia must rely only on itself due to internal U.S. contradictions. — vedomosti
- Patrushev mentioned that within the U.S., Republicans and Democrats have differing views on the conflict, and that Trump believed mutual animosity between Putin and Zelensky is the main obstacle to peace. — kommersant
- Patrushev stated that European countries profit from the Ukrainian conflict. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Patrushev: Europe hinders the US in resolving the conflict in Ukraine — Ведомости
- Patrushev: USA wants settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, but Europe is against — Коммерсантъ
- Patrushev says US is interested in resolving conflict in Ukraine, but Europe is against — Интерфакс
Key entities
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