After ceasefire demand, Kremlin calls European statements 'confrontational'


FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Kremlin in central Moscow, Russia, February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin accused European countries on Saturday of making contradictory and confrontational statements, after European leaders backed a U.S. plan for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine and threatened Russia with "massive" sanctions if it failed to comply.

"We hear many contradictory statements from Europe. They are generally confrontational in nature rather than aimed at trying to revive our relations. Nothing more," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

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