"They have removed the sharpest and most sensational parts of what we call the Russian-American proposal," Bildt toldSwedish Radio .
– Then it is unclear how much of this Washington is prepared to accept, he continues.
Bildt points out that it is precisely Kiev's position towards the United States that European leaders are trying to strengthen, not towards Moscow.
The Russians are not in this game yet.
Carl Bildt points out that the European leaders have deleted various "ridiculous" points in the Russian-American proposal - which he believes is "characterized by a fairly high level of amateurism."
When asked if he could give examples of this amateurism, Bildt replied:
For example, this formulation that I mentioned about the US mediating between NATO and Russia. There is no professional diplomat in Washington or Moscow who would write such nonsense.
Bildt believes that there is still a long way to go and that the positive statements made about the meeting in Switzerland should perhaps be taken with a pinch of salt.
When asked by the radio whether the meeting should be described as some kind of breakthrough, he replies:
We are not there yet.
