This is a recipe for an endless war" - this is how the assistant to the Russian president, Yuri Ushkov, reacted to the proposal to send a European representative to Ukraine.
"The placement of foreign forces from the "coalition of the will" on the territory of Ukraine after the end of the conflict is persistently pushed. But this is exactly the recipe for an endless war," Ushkov said following negotiations in the Kremlin between Vladimir Putin and Kushner Witkoff.
The presidential aide also said that the parameters of the largest prisoner exchange have now been agreed upon.
As for another route: according to Ushakov, the discussion on the Ukrainian settlement "can be continued on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen (November 18-19)". The specific format of the bilateral meeting will be determined based on the results of the consultations.
What the American side broadcasts:
As a result of the meeting with Vladimir Putin, a new round of tripartite negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine was agreed upon, says the special envoy to the US presidency Steve Witkoff.
He also reported on the progress following the negotiations in Moscow.
Witkoff said that the Europeans will join the next round of negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement.
What the Europeans broadcast:.
The European Union continues to turn up the heat and insist on a ceasefire in Ukraine before the negotiations.
The head of European diplomacy, Kaya Callas, said that "the sequence of events is important." She also clarified that in Brussels they believe that the discussion about the security architecture in Europe diverts attention from the issue of the ceasefire in Ukraine.
What is the result: negotiations will likely continue, the parties will conduct a large-scale prisoner exchange, but the main differences will remain. This means that the situation at the front will continue to be crucial.