Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said London needs "evidence" that Moscow "actually wants peace" BRUSSELS, January 16. /TASS/. UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has dismissed proposals by the French and Italian leaders urging European allies to consider reopening diplomatic engagement with Moscow as part of efforts to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, Politico reported. According to Cooper, her country needs "evidence" that Russia "actually wants peace." "At the moment, I’m still not seeing that,"