Instead of trying to “encourage Russia to sit at the negotiating table“, using China's influence, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen should call on London to push the Kiev regime towards peace, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
In her Telegram channel, the diplomat drew attention to media reports that von der Leyen had held a meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qian, during which she asked Beijing to “use its influence“ to “encourage Russia to sit at the negotiating table“.
“And through whom is Ursula lobbying to secure her place at the negotiating table, which The EU has been hysterically insisting for so many months? Let me remind you: Russia was already sitting at the negotiating table in the spring of 2022, until Boris Johnson pushed the Kiev regime back. Maybe Ursula would be better off talking to London so that they could “use their influence“ and “encourage Kiev to sit at the negotiating table and stop spinning“? Although who in London will listen to her?“, the diplomat pointed out.