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European Leaders Meet in Dublin as EU Seeks Lead Negotiator for Russia Peace Talks
By Maya Wilson
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European leaders are meeting in Dublin, Ireland, as the European Union searches for a lead negotiator for peace talks with Russia, The Guardian reported Friday.
The meeting comes after Ukraine and Russia agreed to expand the next round of negotiations to include European countries, according to The Guardian.
EU leaders were also due to continue discussions on their diplomatic and financial support for Ukraine, The Guardian reported.
The Dublin meeting follows an appeal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for European leaders to “pay attention” to a demand from Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to The Guardian. The sourcing available for this report did not spell out what that demand was.
The search for a lead EU negotiator comes as European participation in the next round of Russia-Ukraine talks takes shape. The Guardian reported that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to include European countries in the negotiations, but the available reporting did not identify which countries would take part or who would represent the European side.
The discussions follow Thursday’s briefing in Dublin, previously reported by this newsroom, at which U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff pledged that EU delegates would be included in the next round of talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Guardian’s reporting did not provide further details about when the next negotiations would take place or who would be selected as the EU’s lead negotiator.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
Update — Friday, Nov. 13: EU leaders have agreed on a joint team to represent Europe in the Ukraine peace talks, Ukrinform reported, following Friday’s informal European Council meeting in Dublin. The agreement settles the search this piece described; the team’s membership had not been published in the reporting available at the time of this update.
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