European Leaders Criticized Russia's Delaying Tactics

Members of the German and French governments and the European Union's foreign policy chief criticized Russia's behavior in the peace process in Ukraine on Tuesday, accusing Moscow of delay and hypocrisy. US President Donald Trump announced after a two-hour phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin that Moscow and Kiev would begin peace talks "immediately," even as Putin essentially rejected the US president's call for an unconditional ceasef…

The long-awaited phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, did not lead to a major breakthrough, although the two leaders showed their sympathy for each other, the American newspaper "Washington Post" writes today. Hopes for peace talks are fading, in turn, "Politico" notes.