EU to Send Joint Team to Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi
The bloc will join U.S.-hosted talks as Europe presses for a ceasefire covering food and energy infrastructure, officials said.
- On Monday, European Commission President Ursula confirmed the European Union will participate in peace talks in Abu Dhabi between Ukraine and Russia scheduled for November 10 and 11.
- France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will join NATO in the expanded diplomatic representation, moving beyond the originally planned trilateral format between the three parties.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni demanded a special envoy, citing "disarray" in diplomatic formats; European Council President Ant agreed to discuss the issue at an informal summit in Dublin, Ireland.
- Polish Foreign Minister RadosBaw Sikorski warned that Eastern European interests must remain central, stating, "The last thing we want is Western Europe dealing with Russia, over the heads of the East Europeans."
- Bjoern Seibert and Anna-Maria Boura will lead the European team, though the exact format remains "unclear," with representatives potentially providing briefings or participating directly in expanded discussions.
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The EU will be present in Abu Dhabi with representatives corresponding to the National Security Advisor.
The peace talks on Ukraine, which should begin on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, will take place exclusively between the Russian, Ukrainian and American delegations in a trilateral format, without the participation of European officials, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today.
European countries have long insisted that they must play a prominent role in talks to end the war in Ukraine.
National security advisers from France, Germany and the United Kingdom will take part in the Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi this week, three informed sources told the Brussels-based Politico Playbook.
The Kremlin has ruled out the possibility of European representatives participating in the upcoming peace talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. The new round of talks is scheduled for November 10-11 and is expected to bring together delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States. “Nobody will invite them to the negotiating table,” said Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov when asked if European envoys could join the meeting. His words we…
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