All eyes on Dublin. After a week dense with diplomacy, the spotlight moves to the Irish capital, which hosts the ninth European Political Community summit today, with leaders from more than 45 countries expected.The war in Ukraine and Russia’s hybrid campaigns in Europe are set to dominate the talks. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are due to land in Ireland after a short visit to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of the Abu Dhabi negotiations.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold several bilateral meetings with government delegations and join plenary sessions, my colleague Shona Murray writes in. He will also attend the Friends of Ukraine event, chaired by Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham.Irish police are on high alert for “all eventualities” after hoax bomb threats hit hundreds of schools yesterday morning in Ireland, the UK and Italy. The agenda will also cover competitiveness, energy security and migration, with a joint statement expected from Italy, Denmark and the UK.Prisoner swap deal. What was the outcome of Abu Dhabi, you may ask. A large-scale prisoner swap is the only tangible result of the latest round of Ukraine peace talks, as Washington prepares to take its proposals directly to Putin.Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to what Kushner described as the largest humanitarian release…
From Abu Dhabi to Dublin via Moscow: peace talks and a row over who speaks for Europe
Good morning. I’m Luca Bertuzzi, holding the pen for today’s newsletter. In this edition, leaders from across the world are flocking to Dublin for the European Political Community summit, where the war in Ukraine looms large, while the latest EU-UK draft statement significantly softened its wording.
In brief
After a week dense with diplomacy, the spotlight moves to the Irish capital, which hosts the ninth European Political Community summit today, with leaders from more than 45 countries expected.The war in Ukraine and Russia’s hybrid campaigns in Europe are set to dominate the talks. A large-scale prisoner swap is the only tangible result of the latest round of Ukraine peace talks, as Washington prepares to take its proposals directly to Putin.Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to what Kushner described as the largest humanitarian release…
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