Former European and Russian officials discussed the settlement of…
Former European and Russian officials discussed the settlement of the war in Ukraine in Vienna — Bloomberg. Former European and Russian officials held an informal meeting in Vienna in July to discuss ways to settle the war in Ukraine.
Consensus
- The meeting took place in July in Vienna.
- Participants included former high-ranking officials from Germany, France, and the UK.
- A Russian former official also attended, though their identity was not disclosed.
- The meeting was organized by the Swiss non-profit organization 'Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue'.
- The purpose of the meeting was to discuss potential conditions for peace negotiations in the Ukraine conflict.
- The participants did not act on behalf of their respective governments.
- The meeting was described as a private, unofficial initiative aimed at exploring solutions to international conflicts.
- The German, British, and French foreign ministries, as well as the Kremlin press secretary, did not confirm or comment on the meeting.
Points of divergence
- Pierre Vimon was the French ambassador to the US, and served as Macron's special envoy on security and trust relations with Russia in 2019. — tg_theinsider
- Pierre Vimon served as the general secretary of the EU's external relations service from 2015 to 2020. — tg_istories_media
- The meeting was organized by the 'Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue' and participants did not represent their governments. — tg_echoonline_news
- President Ilham Aliyev stated that a meeting of former German and Russian officials took place in Baku in July. — tg_bbcrussian
- A similar meeting occurred in Baku in July, involving former German SPD leader Matthias Platzeck, former head of the federal chancellery Ronald Pofalla, and former Swiss ambassador to Germany Tim Guldemann. — tg_istories_media
- The meeting was held to study possible conditions for peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. — meduza
Coverage (13 sources)
- Secret meeting on Ukraine in Vienna: former officials from Germany, France, UK and Russia discussed conditions for ending the war — DW Главное
- Bloomberg: Former European and Russian officials held talks in Vienna on ending the war in Ukraine — BBC News Русская служба
- Former officials of Russia, Britain, Germany and France discussed in July in Vienna negotiations on Ukraine, Bloomberg claims, citing sources... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Bloomberg: Former officials from the EU and Russia held secret talks in Vienna on Ukraine — Вечерняя Москва
- Former European and Russian officials met in Vienna to discuss ending the war in Ukraine - Bloomberg — ЭХО / Новости
- European diplomats met secretly with former Kremlin official in Vienna — Bloomberg. Earlier reports mentioned similar meetings in Baku — The Insider
- Former European and Russian officials discussed Ukraine war settlement in Vienna — Bloomberg — Важные истории
- Bloomberg: Former officials from Europe and Russia met in Vienna. It is unknown who represented Moscow — Meduza
- Former officials of Europe and Russia discussed peace conditions in Ukraine — The Bell
- Former high-ranking officials from Europe and Russia met secretly to discuss ending the war in Ukraine — The Moscow Times
- Bloomberg learned about a meeting of former officials from Russia and the EU on the issue of peaceful dialogue — Ведомости
- Bloomberg: Former officials from Russia and the EU held talks on Ukraine — Коммерсантъ
- Bloomberg reported on a secret meeting on Ukraine in Vienna — Вести
Key entities
- Bloomberg
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- Ukraine
- Russia
- Great Britain
- Germany
- France
- Tim Barrow
- Marcus Ederer
- EU
- Europe
- FRG
- Moscow
- MID
- Tim Barrow