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Live: Putin accuses Europeans of sabotaging peace efforts ahead of US talks on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised amendments to a US-backed peace plan for Ukraine on Tuesday, accusing European officials of adding “demands that are absolutely unacceptable to Russia”, thereby “blocking the entire peace process”. Putin was speaking ahead of talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow. Follow our liveblog for the latest.
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised amendments to a US-backed peace plan for Ukraine on Tuesday, accusing European officials of adding “demands that are absolutely unacceptable to Russia”, thereby “blocking the entire peace process”. Putin was speaking ahead of talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow. Follow our liveblog for the latest.
