Kremlin: Europe's "current stance" would make its participation in the settlement talks "useless"

Dmitrij Peszkov, the spokesperson for the Russian president, stated that Europe's participation in negotiations regarding Ukraine would be pointless given its current stance. He criticized Brussels for aiming for Russia's strategic defeat, questioning the usefulness of their involvement. Meanwhile, discussions about potential talks are emerging, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the G20 meeting. They discussed the possibility of a meeting between Trump and Putin at the upcoming APEC summit in China. The G20 summit in Miami in December may further escalate diplomatic tensions, especially with invitations extended to both Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky.