Ireland called for clear European Union leadership in contacts seeking peace in Ukraine as European leaders gathered in Dublin. The summit follows negotiations in Abu Dhabi and renewed discussion about a European representative’s mandate. No nominee was agreed, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged governments to settle their approach by the end of November.
Ireland called for clear European Union leadership in diplomatic contacts seeking peace in Ukraine as leaders gathered in Dublin. The European Political Community brings together governments from across Europe, including countries outside the Union. Its summit followed two days of negotiations in Abu Dhabi and intensified discussion about who could speak for Europe with a common mandate.[1], [2]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was expected to join the summit’s sessions and meet government delegations separately. Irish and British prime ministers planned to chair a Friends of Ukraine meeting. Zelenskyy urged European governments to agree their approach by the end of November. No agreement naming a European representative had been announced as the summit gathered.[1]
The Abu Dhabi talks reached agreement in principle on a large prisoner exchange, without a breakthrough on a ceasefire or disputed territory. US envoy Jared Kushner said he would discuss European participation with Putin. European governments were still considering the representative’s authority as diplomatic contacts continued; no common settlement of the war emerged from those talks.[1]
