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Germany's Merz: Russia, US cannot settle Ukraine war without Kyiv, Europe
Merz said any peace deal needs Ukraine and European voices as EU leaders weigh a joint negotiator for talks with Moscow.
- European Union leaders are urgently searching for a unified representative to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin after U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met the Russian leader on October 21.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Tuesday that attempts by the U.S. and Russia to end the war "can never find solutions without Ukraine" and said European countries must be included.
- Finnish President Alexander Stubb has emerged as a top candidate, with diplomats citing his management of Finland's roughly 1,300-kilometer border with Russia and his strong relationship with President Donald Trump.
- While President Putin proposed former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as mediator, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rejected the idea, calling Schroeder a "high-level lobbyist" for Russian state-owned companies.
- Czech President Petr Pavel urged European governments to "identify a person or a group of people who would speak for Europe," arguing that selecting a negotiator with political weight is essential.
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According to Dmitry Peskov, the negotiations should take place in a trilateral, Russian-American-Ukrainian format.
·Budapest, Hungary
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They object that Brussels continues to seek Russia's strategic defeat.
·Hungary
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Just over a week after the new round of negotiations scheduled in Abu Dhabi to try to find a useful agreement to put an end to the war in Ukraine, Europe is not yet certain to have ...
·Turin, Italy
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Moscow reiterates its no to the European Union's participation in the next trilaterals in Abu Dhabi. Kiev: "Tregua Oleshky" stands. Tomorrow a load of aid will be dropped more than 600 drones headed for Moscow
·Rome, Italy
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Leaning Left25Leaning Right21Center17Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
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C 27%
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