Russian politicians mocked European leaders after their meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on the war in Ukraine, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
Former Russian President and current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev called the "anti-Russian inciting coalition of the willing" ineffective, claiming that European leaders "thanked and flattered" Trump, but failed to outdo him.
In an article in "Ex" Medvedev also mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, asking "what tune will the clown from Kiev play about guarantees and territories at home after he puts on his green military uniform again?".
The meeting in Washington was attended by Trump, Zelensky and senior European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
The European leaders discussed the peace process and stressed that Ukraine must receive solid security guarantees. Trump suggested a quick follow-up meeting between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which could pave the way for a trilateral meeting with his participation.
Konstantin Kosachev, deputy chairman of Russia's Federation Council and head of the international affairs committee in the upper house of the Russian parliament, wrote on Telegram that under pressure from Trump, Ukraine and the Europeans had been forced to soften their anti-Russian stance.
"Times have changed. Neither Kiev nor Brussels can bark at Russia behind America's back," he stressed.
Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the international affairs committee in the State Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament), said: "Europe must heed Vladimir Putin's call and not interfere in the negotiation process."