EU leaders close to agreeing on negotiating team for Ukraine talks
EU leaders are reportedly close to agreeing on a negotiating group for talks on Ukraine, bringing together five European countries and EU institutions. The countries would be represented by their national security advisers.
European Union leaders are close to agreeing on who will represent Europe in talks on Ukraine, Politico reports, citing two officials and a diplomat. The information was relayed by Ukrainian outlet European Pravda.
Under the proposal, the so-called E5 countries – Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland – would take part in technical-level negotiations alongside representatives of EU institutions, including the European Commission and the European Council. One of the officials told Politico that the countries would be represented by their national security advisers.
Background
Earlier, European Council President António Costa indicated that the EU had not yet decided who would represent the bloc in potential negotiations with Russia. Media reports suggest that EU member states are split into three camps over the question of representation.
The arrangement described by the sources has not yet been finally confirmed.
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