Russian diplomat: Impetus for peace in Ukraine after Putin-Trump summit has been exhausted

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov accuses European powers of successfully torpedoing peace efforts

‘This is the result of destructive activities, primarily by the Europeans’

October 08, 2025 09:40

MOSCOW: A top Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that the impetus to find a peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine which emerged after a summit between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in August had proven to be largely exhausted.