"Russian president Vladimir Putin has described this week's Ukraine peace talks as necessary, useful, and difficult work, stressing that some of the proposals were unacceptable to Moscow. He also continued his attacks on Europeans, saying they should get involved to help a deal, rather than hinder it. (Erm.) But US president Donald Trump insisted that Putin would like to agree a deal, describing the talks as reasonably good."
"Meanwhile, the European Union is consumed by a debate on the use of frozen Russian assets, with Belgium only doubling down on its opposition to the European Commission's proposals, which its prime minister Bart de Wever insisted was totally reasonable. Let's just say that not everyone agrees, as much as some of them are sympathethic with some of Belgium's concerns."
"In a comment piece for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German chancellor Friedrich Merz warned fellow leaders that the decisions they are going to make now will decide the future of Europe, as he talked about the growing threat from imperialist Russia. The EU leaders are still hoping to make a decision at the summit later this month, which gives them 14 days to come up with some sort of acceptable consensus."
Vladimir Putin described the Ukraine peace talks as necessary, useful and difficult, and said some proposals were unacceptable to Moscow. He attacked European countries and urged them to become engaged to help reach a deal rather than hinder it. US president Donald Trump said Putin would like to agree a deal and called the talks reasonably good. The European Union is debating the use of frozen Russian assets, with Belgium opposing European Commission proposals and its prime minister Bart de Wever defending that opposition. German chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that forthcoming decisions will determine Europe's future amid a growing threat from imperialist Russia. EU leaders aim to reach consensus at the summit in 14 days.
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