Ukraine Opposes Diplomatic Channel by EU Council President in Busy Day for EU Council in Brussels
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Despite criticism from Germany and France, European Council President Antonio Koshta defends his intention to explore possibilities for opening a diplomatic channel between the EU and Russia.
European Union Not Seeking to Mediate Ukraine War, EU Council President Says
The European Union won’t mediate discussions between Ukraine and Russia in any future negotiations to end the now-five-year-long war between the two countries, European Council President Antonio Costa said June 19. “The European Union is not—and we do not intend to be—mediators,” Costa said during a press conference in Brussels after a European Union leaders’ summit. “We have been with Ukraine through the war and we will be with Ukraine after th…
Who is sitting at the table, should there be peace talks for Ukraine in the near future? The EU-internal power struggle for this could weaken Ukraine's position.
"The opening of a conversation channel is not a mistake in our view," says Ireland's head of government Martin. In German government circles, however, there is talk of an "affront".
The President of the European Council defends opening a direct channel with Moscow, but rejects the EU acting as mediator and reaffirms its alignment with Ukraine. Antonio Costa, President of the European Council.
infobae The proposal appeared in a context of growing debates within the European Union about the desirability of resuming dialogue to try to end the war in Ukraine The President of the European Council, António Costa, defended the establishment of a direct diplomatic channel with the Kremlin to listen to Moscow and transmit messages from the European Union. "We need to support Ukraine through diplomatic channels, we need to have a direct diplom…
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