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Bart De Wever knows who should represent Europe in any future peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin: António Costa.
A late-night chat between POLITICO’s Hans von der Burchard and the Belgian prime minister after Thursday’s EU summit was interrupted by an unexpected passerby: European Council President Costa, backpack slung over his shoulder as he headed for the exit.
Hilarious moment as I spoke to Bart De Wever about António Costa — who happened to just pass by.“I was just talking about you António! That you’re the only one who can represent us and that we’ll send you to Moscow as soon as possible.”“Because you don’t like me in Brussels!” pic.twitter.com/QhqItZZfXs— Hans von der Burchard (@vonderburchard) June 19, 2026
“I was just talking about you, António,” De Wever called out as Costa walked by. “You were talking about me?” Costa replied, stopping in his tracks and turning back, visibly intrigued.
