EU Warns Russia Over Security Talks Trap

Meanwhile, representatives of the EU present in Abu Dhabi during the three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US indicated that they are ready to consider discussing two issues in parallel: the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and the future European security architecture.

Consensus

The European Union is discussing the inclusion of European representatives in Ukraine peace negotiations.
Russia is accused by EU officials of undermining the European security architecture.
The discussions took place during an informal EU summit in Dublin.
Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, expressed her intention to represent the EU in negotiations on Ukraine.
Russia has not agreed to include European representatives in the negotiation process, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

Points of divergence

Kaja Kallas stated that Russia is setting traps by discussing European security architecture, and emphasized that negotiations should begin with maximum demands. — vedomosti
Kaja Kallas said the EU cannot send someone without institutional role to negotiations, unlike the United States. — vedomosti
On November 13, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said there is no need to discuss European security architecture. — vedomosti
On November 13, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the EU will soon decide who will represent European countries in Ukraine negotiations. — vedomosti
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that the inclusion of European representatives in negotiations was not discussed during a meeting with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. — vedomosti
António Costa stated that the European security architecture was created by European countries and has been undermined by Russia through force over the past decade. — interfax
António Costa emphasized that Ukraine negotiations should follow principles established since the 1975 Helsinki Accords. — interfax

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EXPERT FROM IMI MGIMO: COMMON SENSE MUST PREVAIL IN THE WEST'S APPROACH TO EUROPEAN SECURITY — Интерфакс
Europe seeks a way to discuss Russia's security separately from Ukraine — Вести
Disagreements arose in the EU over Ursula von der Leyen's idea to discuss security with Russia — Вести
In Europe, some propose 'demonstrating the desire' to discuss security architecture — Интерфакс
Kallas: Moscow is luring the EU into a trap with talks about security architecture — Ведомости
EU Council President says Russia decided to undermine European security architecture — Интерфакс

EU Warns Russia Over Security Talks Trap

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