Kremlin Supports Trump's Ukraine Peace Plan
Speaking at a Moscow press briefing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov characterized the American framework as promising while criticizing the European Union's approach to the crisis.
"We do not communicate with Europeans. We have no dialogue, not a single word. How can you determine the position of your colleagues on such a complex issue if you do not communicate with each other? This is our biggest problem," he said.
Peskov drew a sharp contrast between Washington and Brussels, asserting that European nations advocate fighting until "the last Ukrainian," whereas the Trump administration is "making tremendous efforts" to settle the situation.
"Russia wants peace, but its concerns must be taken into account. We must achieve our goals, and we must eliminate the underlying causes of the military operation that we initiated," he stressed. "The Trump plan is a very good basis for this (settlement), and we hope that we will be able to stick to this basis."
The spokesman confirmed that President Vladimir Putin's meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, scheduled for Tuesday evening, would take place on Tuesday after 5 pm Moscow time (GMT1400).
Peskov escalated rhetoric against European powers over frozen Russian assets, accusing them of plotting to seize funds totaling more than $200 billion to fuel Kyiv's military capabilities.
"They (Europeans) are discussing the possibility of stealing Russian assets, which remain blocked in Europe. This is more than $200 billion," he emphasized.
Dismissing European politicians' warnings about Russian aggression as baseless, Peskov declared: "They say they are afraid of Russia, that Russia is dangerous for Europe. But this is nonsense."
He noted that Western sanctions forcing weaponization of global payment infrastructure have accelerated adoption of national currencies in international commerce—a shift Moscow anticipates will continue expanding. Russia is actively developing alternative payment mechanisms with partner nations to prevent financial systems from becoming geopolitical weapons, he added.
Turning to Putin's upcoming Dec. 4-5 visit to India, Peskov highlighted Moscow's status as "the largest supplier of energy resources to India" at competitive prices, expressing hopes for continued nuclear energy collaboration while developing bilateral relations free from outside meddling.
"What worries us is how we are going to continue and increase the volume of our bilateral business with India without letting anyone interfere. And this will definitely be discussed," he said.
Peskov acknowledged Russia's goal of boosting imports from India to correct a trade imbalance, noting that commerce between the two nations occurs almost exclusively in national currencies.
"We know that our Indian friends are concerned about this. By the way, we are jointly looking for opportunities to increase imports from India to Russia. We want to buy more goods from India," he said.
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