The EU’s top diplomat on Thursday ruled out Europe acting as a “neutral mediator” between Ukraine and Russia, after foreign ministers from the bloc’s 27 countries debated their terms for possible talks with Moscow.
Discussions on re-engaging with Moscow have become louder amid deadlocked US efforts to halt the war in Ukraine while US President Donald Trump’s attention has been consumed by Iran.
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Ukraine has pushed for Europe – sidelined until now by Washington – to play a bigger role and suggested nominating a representative for talks.
“Europe will never be a neutral mediator between Russia and Ukraine, because we are on Ukraine’s side and we are defending our own core security interests,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told journalists in Cyprus.
