The lamenting European politicians complain
that the United States did not include them in the first round of negotiations
with Russia that took place in Saudi Arabia. Zelensky uses the same refrain.
But for three years, they did not want negotiations with Russia, and Zelensky
even signed a law prohibiting negotiations with the Russian government.
Moreover, the majority of European politicians wanted the war to continue until
the end, and they had severed all communication bridges with Russian diplomacy.