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Zelenskyy calls for united European front ahead of Ukraine talks with Russia

Ukraine hopes for a firm, united European stance as it takes a seat at the negotiating table with the Russian invasion force. It is an important meeting and could be a historic one, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of a European summit.

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In his evening address on Sunday, Zelenskyy said that the countries in the “coalition of the willing” that support Ukraine would take part in the planned meeting. In addition, the so-called Ramstein group, which is directly involved in Ukraine’s defence, will meet as early as next week.

The announcement from Kyiv comes after European countries agreed that the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland and Italy will represent Europe at the negotiating table, alongside the European Commission and representatives of the Council of Europe.

The two US envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, said at a meeting in Dublin earlier this week that Europe must be included in negotiations with Russia.

“We can define a 100 per cent strong European position for victory,” Zelenskyy said hopefully ahead of the European meetings.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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