MOSCOW, August 31. /TASS/. The US administration has come to see that EU leaders seek to prolong the Ukraine conflict, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special presidential envoy on cooperation with other counties, said.
"Even Washington now sees it—EU leaders are prolonging the conflict in Ukraine with impossible demands. The EU should stop sabotaging a real peace process. The EU should drop Biden’s failed logic. The EU should choose diplomacy, not false narratives," he wrote on the X social media platform, adding that "EU warmongers" had been exposed.
Earlier, the Axios news website reported, citing sources, that "Senior White House officials believe some European leaders are publicly supporting President Trump's effort to end the war in Ukraine, while quietly trying to undo behind-the-scenes progress since the Alaska summit."
According to Axios, "White House officials are losing patience with European leaders, whom they claim are pushing Ukraine to hold out for unrealistic territorial concessions by Russia." Moreover, "Trump aides contend the blame should fall on European allies, not on Trump or even Russian President Vladimir Putin."
Meanwhile, Axios noted that "the sanctions the US is urging Europe to adopt against Russia include a complete cessation of all oil and gas purchases — plus secondary tariffs from the EU on India and China, similar to those already imposed on India by the US."
