India, Nov. 13 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially rebuffed European involvement in upcoming diplomatic negotiations regarding the conflict in Ukraine, outlining uncompromising territorial demands during high-level discussions with visiting US special envoys in the Kremlin.

The latest diplomatic manoeuvres underscore a severe widening of divisions over how a future peace framework should be structured. While US envoys have sought to encourage broader multilateral participation, including potential European integration into subsequent diplomatic rounds, Moscow has flatly dismissed direct European inclusion.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and senior Kremlin officials signalled strong resistance to European states ha...