The United States and the European Union are not discussing possible peace talks with Russia, a senior European diplomat told journalists in Brussels, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"If it were true, I would have known about it," the diplomat said.
He also added that he did not know the content of the European Commission's recommendations regarding the possible start of negotiations on Ukraine's membership. However, according to the diplomat, Europe should not "wait until the war is over for Ukraine to prepare itself for membership". "This is what Ukraine wants to do, and we will support it in this," he added.
NBC News recently reported, citing two senior US officials, that US and EU officials have begun discussing with Ukraine the issue of possible negotiations with Russia.