European Political Community Summit Brings Ukraine Talks and Security Agenda to Dublin - FINCHANNEL
European leaders gather to discuss Ukraine, while U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi ended with only a prisoner-of-war exchange agreed in principle.
- The European Political Community summit opens in Dublin on Thursday, co-chaired by European Council President Costa and Irish Taoiseach Martin, with more than 50 leaders expected to discuss continental security, energy, and economic competitiveness.
- Created in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EPC brings together 27 European Union states and partners to facilitate strategic discussions on security without negotiating binding communiqués.
- Following inconclusive Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived to hold bilateral meetings with U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged European Union states to contribute to filling a projected €70 billion shortfall for Ukraine in 2027, with an expected €45 billion from the EU itself.
- European leaders maintain that any discussion of European security architecture must follow a ceasefire, insisting that Russia should not be allowed to dictate arrangements for Europe.
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Ukraine talks yield prisoner swap as European leaders meet in Dublin
European leaders gather in Dublin for the European Political Community summit after two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi produced a prisoner exchange but no ceasefire. US envoys head to Moscow, then to Zelenskyy. We also hear from the EU justice chief Michael McGrath and look at COP31.
Nearly 55 European leaders will address the continent’s security challenges in Dublin, in parallel to Washington’s negotiations to end Ukraine’s war
For the next two days, the Irish capital Dublin should be the center of attention of the whole world. And not only because the leaders of about 50 countries and international organizations have gathered there. There, after a visit to Moscow, US envoys are expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda met with the latter on Wednesday evening.
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