EU Ministers Reject Putin's Idea of Role for Schroeder in Future ...
EU ministers said Russia cannot pick a negotiator for Europe as they questioned Moscow’s readiness for peace talks.
- On Monday, European governments rejected a suggestion from Russian President Vladimir Putin that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder represent them in future security talks with Moscow.
- Putin stated on Saturday that the war in Ukraine was nearing an end, proposing new European security arrangements with Schroeder as his preferred negotiating partner.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters, "If we give the right to Russia to appoint a negotiator on our behalf... That would not be very wise." She emphasized Schroeder would be "sitting on both sides of the table."
- Germany's Europe minister, Gunther Krichbaum, said Schroeder lacked credentials to be an "honest broker," while EU ministers voiced skepticism that Russia was ready to negotiate sincerely on peace.
- European Council President Antonio Costa said last week he is coordinating with EU leaders "to organise ourselves and to identify what we need" to talk to Russia when "the right moment" comes.
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The European Union categorically rejected on Monday 11 May Vladimir Putin's proposal to appoint the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as the European mediator for peace in Ukraine, according to the Guardian. European diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas denounced a Kremlin manoeuvre: "Letting Russia choose our negotiator would not be very wise," she said, stressing that Schröder, a former lobbyist for Russian energy companies Rosneft and Nord Str…
The EU is clearly opposed to former Chancellor Schröder as a mediator in the war against Ukraine. It is clear why Putin wants to involve the "top lobbyists", according to Foreign Commissioner Kallas. Many EU foreign ministers see this as similar.
The European foreign ministers reject Putin's suggestion. Schröder has lobbied for Russian state-owned companies and is seen as a friend of Putin.
Putin announced at a press conference in the Kremlin on Saturday that he believes the conflict with Ukraine is nearing its end and that the former German chancellor is his preferred mediator in negotiations with Europe. However, Putin's idea has been met with criticism from a number of European politicians and the EU itself. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that granting Russia the right to appoint a negotiator would be unwise, and that …
Not only in the Federal Government, but also in the EU, there are reservations about the role of mediators by former Chancellor Schröder in the Ukraine war. EU High Representative Kallas rejected the proposal of Russian President Putin. It is unwise to let Russia determine who represents Europe, said Kallas in Brussels.
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