Europe Imitates Readiness to Talks with Russia — Federation Council Speaker Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko stated that European leaders have failed to present any reasonable proposals for negotiations concerning Ukraine. She emphasized that no sensible basis for such talks has been put forward by them. This suggests a lack of genuine readiness from European leaders to engage in meaningful discussions about the conflict.

• European leaders have not made any reasonable proposals for negotiations on Ukraine.
• There is a lack of sensible foundations for potential peace talks.
• This indicates a perceived lack of genuine readiness from European leaders for negotiations.