Ambassadors from France, Germany and Britain in Moscow met Russia’s deputy foreign minister on Thursday to condemn the latest escalation in the war in Ukraine and reaffirm support for U.S.- and European-backed talks between Kyiv and Moscow, France’s foreign ministry said.

The meeting followed talks in London last Sunday, where the leaders of France, Germany and Britain — the so‑called E3 — met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and backed his call for a ceasefire.


Russia's foreign ministry said Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin accused the three countries of pursuing a "destructive policy" on the Ukraine war.


Speaking after the Moscow meeting, French foreign ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said the ambassadors had used the talks to restate their concerns "to deplore the recent escalation by Russia and the intensification of its information manipulation campaigns in the context of its aggression against Ukraine."