EU summit on Ukraine peace talks

Russia's foreign ministry says European participation in the peace talks was not discussed with Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow.

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say Putin has agreed to European participation in the next Ukraine peace talks rounds, according to sapo.pt.

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EU leaders approve a negotiating group for Ukraine talks: Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Poland plus EU institutions, Costa and von der Leyen announce.

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Spain will not be part of the EU's negotiating group with Russia, El Mundo reports. The group is Germany, France, Italy, Poland, the UK and EU institution representatives.

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Kaja Kallas's bid to be the EU's envoy to Ukraine talks lacked sufficient support at the Dublin summit, Handelsblatt reports.

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Russia demands all of Donbas, demilitarized Ukrainian ports, Finland's exit from NATO and NATO bases removed from the Baltics, according to Bild.

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Britain, France and Germany will represent Europe in Ukraine talks, joined by Poland, Italy and EU Commission and Council officials, a European official tells AFP.

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Romanian President Nicușor Dan says EU leaders agreed the bloc should be involved in the Ukraine peace talks, according to Mediafax.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says talks with Moscow on a new European security architecture are not needed, because it already exists.

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says she wants to be the bloc's envoy to the Ukraine peace talks, and that Russia does not want her there.

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European leaders meet in Dublin to debate their role in Ukraine peace talks, rejecting any security terms dictated by Washington or Moscow.

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