Europe is weighing whether to try to launch its own negotiations with the Kremlin, with U.S. mediated talks bogged down while America’s attention focuses on the Iran war.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Europe for failing to engage in talks with Russia regarding Ukraine.

With US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine at a standstill, and Donald Trump bogged down in Iran, the US administration has reportedly given Europe its blessing to reopen…