Both Ukraine and the EU must be included in the negotiations for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. This is now publicly stated by the EU countries' highest chief, Council President António Costa.
"Russia must no longer pose a threat to Ukraine, Europe, and international security. There can be no credible and successful negotiations and no lasting peace without Ukraine and without the EU", Costa writes on X.
Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas is also clear in rejecting a deal "behind our backs".
All quick fixes are dirty agreements. It simply will not work, says Kallas on her way into a meeting with NATO's defense ministers in Brussels, according to the news agency AFP.
