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European negotiators could be set to join Ukraine peace talks

European negotiators could be set to join Ukraine peace talks

"Both sides have now agreed to expand the next round of negotiations to include our European partners," US special envoy Jared Kushner said. Moscow has not confirmed whether it has agreed to include European negotiators in subsequent talks.

US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ireland this week following a visit to the Kremlin.The pair landed at a military base near Dublin on Thursday, where they addressed the media alongside Zelenskyy.The key point of progress announced by the trio was that European negotiators would be involved in future discussions on ending the all-out war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022 after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of the country.Zelenskyy told reporters that Europe would have a "voice" during future talks and that it would not be kept "separately" on the sidelines - as had happened in recent trilateral negotiations between US, Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi."This is important for us because the war is in Europe. We will be member of EU in the future and that's why it's very important. For prosperity and for security guarantees it's very important to have Europe," Zelenskyy said.In a post on X, Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, added: "Both sides have now agreed to expand the next round of negotiations to include our European partners.""This will allow us to address the broader postwar European security arrangements alongside the territorial issues between Ukraine and Russia," he wrote.Moscow has not confirmed whether it has agreed to include European negotiators…

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US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ireland this week following a visit to the Kremlin.The pair landed at a military base near Dublin on Thursday, where they addressed the media alongside Zelenskyy.The key point of progress announced by the trio was that European negotiators would be involved in future discussions on ending the all-out war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022 after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of the country.Zelenskyy told reporters that Europe would have a "voice" during future talks and that it would not be kept "separately" on the sidelines - as had happened in recent trilateral negotiatio…

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