Russia Rules Out European Participation in Upcoming Ukraine Peace Talks
Russia says the talks will follow a trilateral format with the United States and Ukraine, while Kyiv faces more than 20 energy strikes in 24 hours.
- On Tuesday, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed Russia has ruled out European participation in upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi scheduled for November 10-11, limiting negotiations to Russia, Ukraine, and the United States.
- Despite planned negotiations, Russian forces launched more than 20 targeted strikes on energy facilities over the previous 24 hours Tuesday, causing significant damage and emergency power cuts in Kyiv and surrounding regions.
- Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze stated any outcome is welcome if it delivers lasting peace, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy identified priorities including a ceasefire covering energy infrastructure and prisoner exchanges under an "all-for-all" formula.
- Special Envoy Steve Witkoff noted Monday the meeting will focus on security guarantees, as Zelenskyy announced teams will meet in Brussels with America, Europe, and NATO to discuss recovery packages and security arrangements.
- Peskov reiterated that indivisible security remains fundamental to Russia's position, even as the Defense Ministry reports ongoing drone strikes against Ukrainian logistics centers in Berdychiv and vessels near Odesa in the Black Sea.
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The spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said today that European countries have nothing to ask for at the negotiating table on the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.
The holding of military exercises by the countries of the "coalition of the willing" on the eve of the launching of the Russian-US-Ukraine tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi confirms that the Europeans have nothing to do at the negotiating table, stated the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zaharova." Simplically, the exercise also begins on the eve of the resumption of consultations in Abu Dh…
The head of EU diplomacy was in Lisbon, where she met with Paulo Rangel. About the European absence in Abu Dhabi next week, she was direct: "Russia doesn't want us at the table".
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DnoticiasThe Head of Diplomacy of the European Union (EU), Kaja Kallas, today considered in Lisbon that Russia is not interested in peace and defended the need for the 27 to remain united in the defence of Ukraine.
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