Kremlin says Europe is not fit to mediate in Ukraine conflict, RIA reports

A firefighter works at a site of the apartment building damaged during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released May 14, 2026. (Reuters)
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Updated 14 May 2026
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Kremlin says Europe is not fit to mediate in Ukraine conflict, RIA reports

  • Peskov reiterated Moscow’s position that Europe ⁠is currently involved ‌in ‌the conflict ​on ‌Ukraine’s side

MOSCOW: Europe should not expect ​to act as a mediator in the Ukraine peace process given its current approach, ‌Russia’s ‌state-run ​RIA ‌news ⁠agency ​reported on Thursday, citing ⁠Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Peskov reiterated Moscow’s position that Europe ⁠is currently involved ‌in ‌the conflict ​on ‌Ukraine’s side.
No ‌peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have taken ‌place since February as the United ⁠States, ⁠which has been mediating between them, has been focused on the war in Iran.