During one round of negotiations, French representatives — President Macron's diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne and European affairs adviser Bertrand Buchwalter — arrived in Moscow on February 3, 2026, to discuss the possibility of European countries participating in the peace process.

However, Russia not only rejected the proposal but did so in an extremely blunt manner, Financial Times reports.

According to a quote cited in the FT, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov interrupted the conversation with the phrase in English: "Sorry, actually, no, we don't, fuck you."

The article emphasizes that this quote is not an official Kremlin statement, but words conveyed by European diplomats who participated in the negotiations.