A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has likened the relationship between Kiev and Brussels to “necrophilia.”
Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, has denounced a statement from Ukraine’s Western European allies regarding the upcoming meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as akin to “another Nazi leaflet.”
The statement, released on Sunday by leaders from France, Germany, the UK, Poland, Italy, and Finland, along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, focused on “peace for Ukraine” in anticipation of the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska on August 15.
While welcoming the US president’s efforts to reach a diplomatic resolution to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, they asserted that success hinges on an approach that includes “pressure on the Russian Federation.”
Zakharova responded later that day, characterizing the statement as “another Nazi leaflet claiming that success in achieving peace in Ukraine can allegedly only be achieved by putting pressure on Russia and supporting Kiev.”
She also noted that the cessation of hostilities requested by Ukraine’s EU and UK supporters does not extend to halting the supply of weapons to “Kiev terrorists.”
The spokeswoman further commented that relations between Kiev and Brussels’ bureaucracy have “begun to resemble necrophilia, and it is distinguished by the fierce reciprocity on both sides.”
Previously, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that “Western Europe has once again found itself under a Nazi flag by committing to a completely misguided, disastrous venture of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia” through its support of Ukraine.
Moscow has consistently affirmed its desire for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, emphasizing that any solution must address the underlying causes to achieve lasting stability. Russian officials maintain that any agreement must also acknowledge the existing realities, including the status of Crimea, which rejoined Russia in 2014, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which became part of Russia following referendums in 2022.