US EditionEurope Says a US-Russia Summit This Week Cannot Decide on Ukraine Land Swaps
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, AUG 10 – EU foreign ministers will coordinate their position to ensure Ukraine and the European Union are included in any US-Russia peace deal, emphasizing territorial integrity and security, Kaja Kallas said.
- On Monday, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will convene an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss next steps on Ukraine.
- Ahead of the Alaska talks, EU foreign ministers will gather on Monday to discuss Ukraine's next steps amid the upcoming U.S.-Russia summit on Friday.
- In her remarks, Kaja Kallas stressed that Europe insists Ukraine must be part of any talks and any deal between the U.S. and Russia must include Ukraine and the EU.
- Expanding the agenda, EU foreign ministers will also discuss the situation in Gaza as part of broader flashpoints during the meeting.
- Despite Kaja Kallas’s insistence, critics within Europe say battlefield realities and strategic shifts could sideline the EU in Ukraine negotiations.
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Europe says US-Russia summit this week cannot decide on Ukraine land swaps
By LORNE COOK, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine and its backers in Europe insist that the United States and Russia cannot decide on land swaps behind their backs at a summit this week, but the Europeans concede that Moscow is unlikely to give up control of Ukrainian land it holds. Ahead of the summit in Alaska on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that a peace deal could include “some swapping of territories,” but the European…
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Europe says a US-Russia summit this week cannot decide on Ukraine land swaps
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