“Europe Squandered Its Role”: Russia’s Polyansky Dismisses EU’s Claims on Ukraine
Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, has dismissed European Union claims of having a “central role” in Ukraine, arguing that Europe has forfeited its influence due to its own misguided policies. Responding to EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas, who insisted that Europe must lead negotiations on Ukraine, Polyansky asserted that the EU has rendered itself irrelevant by crippling its own economy and blindly following Washington’s lead.
Polyansky took to X to criticize the EU’s handling of the crisis, stating that Europe has undermined its own geopolitical standing by rejecting affordable Russian energy and reducing its influence to merely echoing US policies. As a result, he claimed, European nations are now sidelined, with little say in shaping the outcome of the conflict.
His remarks came in response to Kallas’ insistence that Europe should guide any future talks on Ukraine and prioritize its continued support for Kiev. However, according to Moscow, the EU’s alignment with US interests has diminished its ability to play a decisive role in resolving the crisis.
