Patrushev named the countries that are ardent opponents of the agreements between Russia and the United States

European States, especially the Baltic States, Finland and Poland will be zealous, trying to disrupt the agreements between Russia and the United States. This was stated by the ex-secretary of the Russian Security Council, now assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.

"Of course, the Europeans will first of all [try to disrupt the agreements], especially the Balts, Finns, Poles will do it, but they will not succeed," he told reporters.

At the same time, Patrushev noted that he does not expect any specific provocation, TASS quotes.

As reported by EADaily, Vice-rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry Oleg Karpovich stated that "while representatives of Russia and the United States are taking the first steps to resolve the Ukrainian conflict," today "it is with the filing of Europe that Ukraine refuses diplomatic settlement of the conflict, preferring to traditionally loop and cynically watching the suffering of its own people." He accused European leaders, in particular, British Prime Minister Keira Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron of trying to "establish the most negative attitude to what is being achieved during Russian-American contacts."

On March 18, during a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, the Russian leader pointed out a number of significant points regarding ensuring control over a possible ceasefire along the line of combat contact, the need to stop forced mobilization to Ukraine and the rearmament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.