The potential disappears: leaders of Germany and France are no longer in touch with Putin - Peskov
According to Peskov, the Kremlin's head is ready for any contacts that will allow the Russian Federation to allegedly achieve its goals in any way. "Mostly peaceful, at the negotiating table, but when it is impossible, and military routes, what we see now," he said. The Kremlin's press secretary noted that there were many statements from German Chancellor Olaf Solz and French President Emmanuel Macron that they would continue to communicate with Putin.
However, there were no calls to the Kremlin from European politicians. In addition, Peskov doubts that France and Germany have intermediary potential because they help Ukraine to reflect from the Russian invasion by sending weapons. In his opinion, it makes European countries as a side of conflict. In the same interview, Peskov stated that there were still some "political forces" in Ukraine, which were dissatisfied with the government and President Vladimir Zelensky.
Also, some of them are already in the Russian Federation. As an example, he cited Viktor Medvedchuk. Recall that Putin instructed the FSB to "fight abomination", which tries to "split Russian society". The President of the Russian Federation called for special services to strengthen counterintelligence and keep "under special control" the Russian-Ukrainian border. The Kremlin leader linked the threats that appeared in the aggressor country with the actions of Kyiv and the West.