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The United States, acting as mediators in the Ukrainian settlement process, is in a hurry, which is understandable, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
"There is a high dynamic. The Americans, as intermediaries, are rushing against time. They are in a hurry. They can be understood," Peskov told Rossiya 1 journalist Pavel Zarubin.
Peskov explained the importance of Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, noting that working groups needed directives ahead of the planned talks in Abu Dhabi.
Putin is not inclined to pay attention to the time of day when serious negotiations are underway, the spokesman said, commenting on the late-night talks with Witkoff in the Kremlin.
It is important to implement the formula for resolving the territorial issue in Ukraine that was developed at the Russia-US summit in Anchorage, Peskov also said.
"This is not a quick process. And now, in fact, the essence of the situation is that a certain formula for resolving the territorial issue was developed in Anchorage and on the eve of Anchorage. And now it is very important to implement it," Peskov told Rossiya 1 journalist Pavel Zarubin.
Neither Russia, nor the United States will ever discuss anything with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, and it is only necessary to wait for her to leave her post, Peskov said.
"How can anything be discussed with Kaja Kallas? Neither we will ever discuss anything with her, nor will the Americans discuss anything with her, and this is obvious. What is to be done? We can only wait until she leaves," Peskov told Rossiya 1 journalist Pavel Zarubin.
Europe is currently experiencing a "degeneration of politicians in power," Peskov said.
"There are no political visionaries there, so to speak; there are just functionaries, poorly educated and incompetent, who are unable to look to the future and unable to understand the coordinate system of today's world," Peskov added.
The European countries, after having got rid of their alleged dependency on Russian energy, have become in fact dependent on the United States, Dmitry Peskov said.
Ukraine is ready to bite the "hand that feeds it" without any remorse, Peskov said, commenting on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s remarks about Europe.
On Thursday, Zelenskyy delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, in which he accused European countries of inaction and a lack of independence, and demanded increased support for Ukraine.
"The Kiev regime is ready to bite both the hand that feeds it and the hand that gives to it - ready to bite anyone," Peskov told Rossiya 1 journalist Pavel Zarubin.
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