"They're not analyzing that he is totally unreasonable," the ambassador added, noting French President Emmanuel Macron's repeated and failed efforts at dialogue with Moscow, which have been roundly condemned within Ukraine.Moscow quickly rejected Kyiv's 10-point peace plan, demands of which include full Russian withdrawal, reparations, war crime prosecutions for Russian leaders, and permanent security guarantees with NATO membership.A 'Bunch of Crazies' The "special military operation"—now in its eleventh month—has also unleashed new forces on the domestic scene, with powerful Kremlin figures maneuvering for greater influence.Among them are the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov and oligarch Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, both of whom boast tens of thousands of fighters under their personal command in private armies that have reportedly clashed with regular Russian troops.Prystaiko described such figures as a "bunch of crazies" and said they are evidence of the revanchist kleptocracy that controls the levers of power in Russia."