Russia Accuses EU of Escalating Conflict Zelenskyy met with Witkoff and Kushner on Christmas Day. Discussion led to new peace ideas. Zelenskyy thanked them for constructive approach. Russian officials noted slow progress in Russia-US talks. Russia accused EU of escalating conflict. International Relations | Conflict | Peace Talks United States | Ukraine | Russia | European Union Steve Witkoff | Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Jared Kushner 3 weeks ago