Europe Ready to Take the Reins From US in Talks with Putin, Says Berlin
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'Speaking with Putin? For Europe, there may be a window of opportunity. But how and for what purpose?'
On the eve of three major summits – the G7 in Evian, the European Council in Brussels, and the NATO summit in Ankara – Europe is positioning itself to take the lead in potential talks on Ukraine's future as Donald Trump remains mired in the Middle East, explains columnist Sylvie Kauffmann.
European countries plan to discuss proposals for talks with Russia at the level of the G7 and the EU.
Europe May Take Lead From US in Putin Talks
Europe is signaling it wants to steer the next phase of diplomacy with Vladimir Putin, not just ride shotgun to Washington. A spokesperson for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday that European leaders are moving to assume a bigger role in efforts to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, though...
Berlin will take a tougher stand against Putin than the White House.
This became possible as Washington focused on Israel's war with Iran. European leaders are ready to take a leading role in negotiations to end Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. Berlin notes that this will occur "in close coordination with the United States." This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spokesman, Stefan Cornelius. The statement came after a meeting of the leaders of Ukraine, F…
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