The western nations, led by the United States, do not allow Ukrainians to talk about peace, negotiate it or even think about it,” Peskov noted in an interview published on Sunday by the Rossiya channel 1.

European leaders, most of the time, lack the strength and sovereignty to be guided solely by their own interests, the Russian official pointed out.

Sometimes they get swept along by the current, follow in the wake of the collective West to the detriment of their own interests, Peskov added.

At the same time, the Kremlin spokesman noted that he was confident that sooner rather than later, common sense will triumph.

We will have to sit down to negotiate again and Ukrainians will have to assimilate again all our conditions and accept them,” the Russian presidential spokesman concluded.

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