Ukraine
US and Zelenskyy push for European presence at future talks
"Both sides have now agreed to expand the next round of negotiations to include our European partners," US special envoy Jared Kushner said. Moscow has not confirmed whether it has agreed to include European negotiators in subsequent talks.
Europe Today
EU leaders in Dublin grapple with who speaks for Europe in peace talks
Good morning. I’m Luca Bertuzzi, holding the pen for today’s newsletter. The Ukraine peace talks, and the question of who should speak for Europe at the table, have swamped the informal EU summit, kicking off another round of the name game.
Europe Today
From Abu Dhabi to Dublin via Moscow
Good morning. I’m Luca Bertuzzi, holding the pen for today’s newsletter. In this edition, leaders from across the world are flocking to Dublin for the European Political Community summit, where the war in Ukraine looms large, while the latest EU-UK draft statement significantly softened its wording.
Europe News
Abu Dhabi peace talks end with prisoner exchange agreement
A large-scale prisoner exchange emerged as the only tangible result of two days of US-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, with no breakthrough on a ceasefire or territorial disputes. Kushner told Euronews that "we are pushing a boulder uphill" for a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting.
Europe News
Ukraine-Russia peace talks enter second day with territory in focus
Ukraine and Russia resume US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with Kyiv welcoming a shift in Washington's approach but major differences remaining over territory, security guarantees and the terms of a ceasefire.
Europe Today
‘Constructive’ Abu Dhabi talks resume, but a ceasefire is nowhere near
Good morning. I’m Luca Bertuzzi, holding the pen for today’s newsletter. In this edition: a preview of the second day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi, the backlash to Merz’s budget gambit, and why aid to Ukraine is becoming a sore point for several EU countries.
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