At a European Union summit in Dublin, EU heads of state and government named five countries that will represent Europe in upcoming negotiations to settle the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to European Council President António Costa, the list includes Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clarified that, in addition to representatives of these five countries, the negotiating team from EU institutions will include representatives of the European Commission and the Council of the EU.
“We will support Ukraine and defend our interests,” she stressed.
Earlier, US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner held talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. They then met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ireland. After that, Steve Witkoff announced a new meeting as part of the Ukraine settlement process.