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Russian Lawmakers Dismiss London Summit, Claim Europe Lacks A Ukraine Peace Plan

Russian lawmakers have dismissed the London summit, claiming Europe has no clear Ukraine peace plan

Influential Russian parliamentarians have dismissed the recent summit of European leaders in London, arguing that it failed to produce a concrete plan to resolve the war in Ukraine.

The meeting, hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, was attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and several European leaders, but Russian officials have criticised its outcomes as ineffective.

Konstantin Kosachev, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Russia’s upper house of parliament, took to Telegram to deride the summit as “a desperate attempt to pass off as success the failure of a 10-year policy of inciting Ukraine towards Russia by the same Great Britain and, until recently, the United States.” He further stated that Europe had no clear strategy for Ukraine and that the only potential avenue for progress lay in Russian-US relations.

“And if Ukraine should count on something, it can only be on progress (if there is any to come) in Russian-American relations,” Kosachev wrote, adding that both Starmer and Zelenskiy were aware of this reality.

Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the lower house’s Committee on International Affairs, was even more critical, suggesting that the summit would do little to bolster Zelenskiy’s political standing following tense and unproductive talks in Washington with US President Donald Trump.

“The London summit will not save the ringleader of the Ukrainian Nazis,” Slutsky wrote on Telegram. “Zero results, a failed attempt to restore the clown’s political reputation after his resounding failure in Washington.”

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now a senior security official, dismissed the summit before it had even concluded. Writing on X (formerly Twitter), he described it as a “coven… to swear allegiance to the Nazi nobodies in Kiev” and called it a “shameful sight.”

Despite the strong Russian opposition, Starmer insisted that the summit had laid the groundwork for a new peace initiative. He announced that Britain, Ukraine, France, and other nations would form a “coalition of the willing” to develop a comprehensive peace plan for Ukraine, which would then be presented to the United States.

Zelenskiy, for his part, expressed optimism, stating that he felt “strong support from Europe” and believed that his relationship with Trump could still be salvaged, though discussions would need to continue in a different format.

As diplomatic tensions remain high, the future of Ukraine’s conflict—and its resolution—appears to hinge not just on European efforts but also on the evolving dynamics of U.S.-Russia relations.

Melissa Enoch

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