Europe has made clear that it will not play the role of a neutral facilitator between Ukraine and Russia. The European Union firmly backs Ukraine, and ensuring its safety is a top priority, it said. As EU foreign ministers engage in discussions about possibly reaching out to Moscow, their current strategy involves establishing explicit demands for Russia while intensifying sanctions.

EU countries are divided over whether to even have a European envoy for direct talks with Putin, who, some officials are arguing, is not serious about a ceasefire.

Paula Pinho, chief spokesperson for the European Commission, has said that discussions on a European Union envoy to take part in negotiations on peace in Ukraine would be…

"This is not the right time to rush into any kind of talks" with Russia, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has said as debate over how to end the invasion of Ukraine…

France's EU Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad tells Euronews that Europe should not let others negotiate its security architecture on its behalf, but warns that Moscow is "not…

Russia's threat to hit diplomats has shifted the ongoing debate on whether the EU should engage in direct talks with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. Foreign affairs ministers…

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LIMASSOL: EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas warned Thursday that Europeans risk walking into a Russian “trap” by getting bogged down over who should represent them in any Ukraine peace…

The European Union is not yet planning to appoint a chief negotiator for possible peace talks on ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

The debate on who should be the special EU envoy for negotiations with the Kremlin is "a trap that Russia wants us to walk into", High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Thursday…

EU ministers assert that Russia cannot dictate Europe's representative in Ukraine talks, emphasizing a unified EU stance.

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide’s stance clashes with that of EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas, who characterized direct negotiations with Putin as a “trap.”

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

La Alta Representante asegura que el bloque no es 'neutral' porque siempre ha estado del lado de Kiev y los 27 priorizan hablar de qué exigir a Moscú antes de hablar de nombres.

The High Representative has dismissed the buzz over a special envoy for talks with Russia, arguing the EU will "never" be a neutral mediator between Moscow and Kyiv. "We have been…

L'Alto rappresentante ha ridimensionato le voci su un inviato speciale per negoziare con la Russia, sostenendo che l'Ue non sarà mai un mediatore neutrale tra Mosca e Kiev…

Europe has made clear that it will not play the role of a neutral facilitator between Ukraine and Russia. The European Union firmly backs Ukraine, and ensuring its safety is a top…

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas: Europe supports Ukraine and will not be neutral in talks with Russia.

Norway’s FM Espen Barth Eide says Europe’s strong support for Ukraine makes a neutral mediator role impossible, as EU foreign ministers gather in Lemesos, Cyprus to debate the…

According to French Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pascal Confavreux, Europe can only be a negotiating party, because it is its interests that are at stake

The Kremlin has rejected the idea of European mediation in possible peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, arguing that the European Union cannot be considered neutral…