EU Names Reps for Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks
Europe has already identified its representatives for future talks between Ukraine and Russia — the head of European Union diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, reported on November 12 (via Delfi).
Consensus
- The European Union has selected its representatives for future Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations.
- Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, named António Costa, Ursula von der Leyen, and herself as the EU representatives.
- The EU representatives will participate in a new round of multilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.
- The U.S. has announced the upcoming multilateral talks, with participation from European countries for the first time.
- The talks are scheduled for the following week after a meeting in Moscow between U.S. envoys and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- The U.S. envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, held meetings in Moscow and Dublin to discuss the upcoming negotiations.
Points of divergence
- Ursula von der Leyen has sparked internal divisions in the EU by suggesting the possibility of discussing a future European security architecture with Russia. — vm
- Some EU representatives have criticized von der Leyen's initiative, calling for a ceasefire to precede any negotiations. — vm
- There are disagreements within the EU over the candidate to lead negotiations with Russia, with European countries divided into three groups supporting different candidates. — vm
- Kaja Kallas stated that the EU has already decided on its representatives and that Moscow should not be concerned about who represents Europe. — tg_dwglavnoe
- Premier of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden, said the content of negotiations is more important than the identity of the representative. — fontanka
- Luc Frieden stated that António Costa is the natural candidate due to his election by EU heads of state and government. — fontanka
Coverage (3 sources)
- Bloomberg: Von der Leyen caused rift in EU over dialogue on European security with Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Kallas named EU representatives at Ukraine and Russia talks — DW Главное
- Kaja Kallas named representatives of the European Union at the Ukraine-Russia negotiations — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Russia
- EU
- Kallas
- Ursula von der Leyen
- Ukraine
- Europe
- European Commission
- Bloomberg
- European Council
- Antoniu Kosta
- USA
- European Union
- European Union
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