António Costa. Photo: Getty Images
Politico has reported that French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised European Council President António Costa at a closed-door meeting of EU leaders over his contact with the Kremlin.
Source: European Pravda, citing Politico
Details: During the closed part of the summit, the leaders of Germany and France made dismissive remarks about the fact that Costa's team had established informal contact with the Kremlin in an attempt to become involved in negotiations on ending the war. The clashes highlighted growing tensions within the EU over its approach to talks with Russia.
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