Yury Ushakov commented on the changing dynamics between European leaders and the US in an interview with Russia 1 TV on Friday, following years of military aid to Kiev, following abrupt support for the US proposed ceasefire in Ukraine.
According to Ushakov, this shift highlights the important impact Washington has on European politics.
The presidential aide said everything was revealed, as Putin described “vividly.”
“He explained it as if they were like the loving dogs at the feet of their masters. This is what’s going on now,” Ushakov said.
Last month, Putin said he expects that European leaders “wishingly issued orders from Washington’s president” under President Donald Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden will soon fall in line with new US foreign policy.
Given his “personality and tenacity,” the Russian president predicted that they would all “stoke the master’s legs and gently swing its tail.”
The UK and France called for Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire agreed by Ukraine and the US during bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia last week following a virtual meeting of European leaders on Friday.
“Russia must accept it now,” French President Emmanuel Macron wrote in X.
British Foreign Secretary David Lamy said: Now, Russia is accepting it. ”
The UK Foreign Secretary, who attended Canada’s G7 Summit on Friday, said the allies had united on the issue.
Ramie told reporters that Moscow is now the one to accept a ceasefire “without conditions.”
The US and its European allies have pledged to cut diplomatic ties with Russia shortly after Moscow launched a special military operation in 2022 and support Ukraine with financial and military aid “as long as it does.”
Russia has repeatedly stated that the Ukraine conflict is a US-led proxy war by Western countries against Russia.
President Trump repeatedly signaled his intention to diplomatically contain the conflict during his reelection campaign.
Relations between Washington and Moscow began to thaw after calls between Putin and Trump, followed by high-level talks in Riyadh last month.
Putin said last month that he was “deeply entangled with the Kiev regime,” but that “it’s very difficult or nearly impossible to backtrack without losing his face,” but that European leaders, who have cut ties with Moscow, could reestablish diplomatic contacts last month.
MNA