EU sees limited progress in Ukraine peace efforts

European Council President António Costa stated that the EU is not seeing special progress in achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine and creating conditions for a peace agreement.

Consensus

The European Union does not see significant progress in achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine.
The EU observes only limited progress toward creating conditions for a peaceful agreement.
EU leaders believe a ceasefire must come first, followed by the resumption of Black Sea shipping, then conditions for a peace agreement.
The EU supports ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
The EU aims to encourage Russia to participate in negotiations.

Points of divergence

Russia's President Vladimir Putin explained the EU's contradictory position on Ukraine using a joke about 'money from a nightstand' during a meeting with U.S. envoys Stephen Uy and Jared Kushner in Moscow on November 12. — vesti
On November 10–11, tripartite talks involving Russia, the U.S., and Ukraine took place in Abu Dhabi, resulting in an agreement on a large-scale prisoner exchange. — vesti
Russia's President Putin met with U.S. envoys Kushner and Uy in Moscow on November 12, and the meeting lasted over two hours. — vesti
EU President Antonio Costa emphasized that the goal of diplomatic efforts should be to 'try to convince Russia to sit at the negotiating table.' — interfax

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In the EU, no significant progress is seen in the issue of resolving the conflict in Ukraine — Вести
EU sees no significant progress in the issue of ending the Ukrainian conflict — Интерфакс
EU still believes that a ceasefire must precede negotiations — Вести

EU sees limited progress in Ukraine peace efforts

Consensus

Points of divergence

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