EU Leader Costa's Kremlin Overture Exposes Divisions over Contacts with Russia
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Irritation for the initiative of the President of the Council. Macron: ... We are not mediators, we are at the side of Ukraine...
EU divided over council president's outreach to Kremlin
European Council President Antonio Costa has tried to open diplomatic channels with Moscow without consulting EU leaders — sparking backlash across the bloc. Most EU governments, including Germany, reject talks with Russia at this stage, while Ukraine is not involved in Costa's reported outreach.
The European Union has formally begun this week the process of integrating Ukraine as a full member. The course will still be long and complicated, but it is clear that Brussels assumes with this gesture a responsibility in the future of this country, currently at war. Moreover, considering that the United States has renounced a role in defending democracy and freedom, and seems to be betting on a pragmatic peace in which Russia is neither humil…
EU Council President Costa secretly sought Moscow contacts without consultation; Merz and Macron complained of overcompetence.
Despite the skepticism of Paris and Berlin, Antonio Coshta wants to create a communication channel for direct contacts with the Kremlin
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