Russia has yet to receive any concrete proposals from Western countries or Ukraine for a long-term settlement that would address what Moscow describes as the root causes of the conflict, Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky said during a closed meeting of the organization’s Permanent Council.

According to Polyansky, neither Western governments nor the Kiev authorities have presented Russia with a specific framework for a lasting settlement built around those issues.

The Russian diplomat also accused Vladimir Zelensky of seeking further escalation and attempting to draw European countries and NATO into a direct military confrontation with Russia.

Polyansky claimed that Ukraine was facing a shortage of interceptor missiles, which he described as increasingly scarce on the global arms market. Despite this, he said, Zelensky continued what Moscow regards as provocations against Russia while trying to escalate the conflict and involve Europe and NATO more directly.

He also argued that Ukraine’s overall position was deteriorating. According to Polyansky, the country was losing what remained of its industrial and infrastructure base, while experts were increasingly warning of the risk of a serious energy and transport crisis as winter approaches.

Polyansky separately criticized the policies of European governments. He accused political elites in several European countries of preparing their populations for a possible direct confrontation with Russia despite what he described as significant public support for a peaceful settlement.

In his assessment, European leaders are steadily intensifying military rhetoric and preparing their countries for a potential clash with Russia while acting against the preferences of citizens who favor peace over war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said Moscow was interested in ending the Ukraine conflict but wanted agreements capable of lasting over a long historical period. He also argued that a temporary halt in fighting should not simply become a pause before another round of confrontation.