Europe Sends Delegations to Ukraine Peace Talks: “Security Talks Only After Ceasefire”
Delegations from France, UK, Germany, Italy,
the EU and NATO head to Abu Dhabi
As U.S.-mediated talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine began in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on November 10 (local time), the European Union (EU) and major European countries also sent delegations. After Russia sought to discuss Europe’s postwar security architecture in the talks, Europe said a ceasefire in Ukraine must come first.
According to Reuters, the French presidency said delegations from France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were expected to attend the Abu Dhabi talks. It stressed that no agreement on European security could be reached without Europe’s participation. The Kremlin had previously rejected European participation, describing the talks as negotiations between Russia and Ukraine mediated by the United States.
Europe is concerned that the talks could extend to NATO’s role. On November 5, U.S. President Donald Trump said there would be “a big deal” related to the war in Ukraine and that it would “include a lot more than Ukraine.” Politico Europe reported, citing U.S. officials, that the first day of talks could include discussions of security guarantees for Ukraine and a possible overhaul of Europe’s security architecture.
Russia also sees an overhaul of Europe’s security architecture as a goal of the talks. Reuters, citing a source close to the Russian delegation, reported that one of Russia’s main objectives in the talks was to identify key elements of Europe’s security architecture for after the war ends.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the previous day that the EU was sending a delegation, saying, “Meaningful discussions on Europe’s security architecture can take place only after a ceasefire in Ukraine.” She stressed that NATO allies and EU member states must take part in such discussions. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Paris that there was no need to design a new security architecture for Europe.
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