EU Has Made Diplomatic 'Contacts' With Kremlin, Official Says
EU officials said the talks were limited to opening communication channels, while European leaders remain split on whether to re-engage Moscow.
- On Wednesday, European Council President Antonio Costa's office confirmed making "brief" diplomatic contacts with the Kremlin in recent weeks to "open communication channels" without discussing substance.
- European Council officials are coordinating closely with leaders on possible engagement with Russia, noting that in any future scenario, the EU has specific interests that "will need to be defended."
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni renewed her call Wednesday for a single European Union envoy to handle Russia contacts, suggesting the candidate should not come from "big European countries."
- During a G7 meeting in France on Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to "make a deal" to end the war, as U.S. efforts to halt the conflict remain deadlocked.
- British, French, and German ambassadors urged direct talks last Thursday, though some European leaders remain wary of involving themselves in dialogue with Moscow after years of diplomatic isolation.
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EU quietly reaches out to Moscow to avoid exclusion from Ukraine peace talks
The European Union has made limited diplomatic contact with Moscow to reopen communication channels on Ukraine. The move is aimed at protecting Europe's interests in any future peace talks while it continues backing Kyiv.
European Council (EC) President António Costa had "brief" diplomatic contacts with the Kremlin to open channels of communication, an EU official told AFP on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
António Costa, President of the European Council, has diplomatic contacts in the Kremlin explored, which is reasonable, but should not create illusions that the EU Russia's regime is ready to give gifts.
The goal is to involve the European Union in talks about an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
European Council explores opening communication channels with Kremlin
The office of European Council President Antonio Costa has established limited diplomatic contacts with the Kremlin in recent weeks as the bloc explores reopening communication channels with Moscow, the Financial Times reported on June 17.
The office of the President of the European Council maintained "brief" diplomatic contacts with the Kremlin to open channels of communication, a European leader reported on Wednesday, while the bloc intends to dialogue with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. "In recent weeks brief contacts were maintained at the diplomatic level to open channels of communication, but nothing was discussed at all," said a European Union (EU) official on condition …
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