The EU wants greater say in Ukraine talks
Norway’s prime minister, who last month spoke to Putin, warned the Russian leader is not interested in peace. G7 foreign ministers meet this week in Paris to discuss how Europe can play a greater role in US efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The gathering comes the day before Russian and Ukrainian officials are set to take part in US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, which European powers fear could heap pressure on Kyiv to accept a bad deal. Though the Kremlin’s battlefield progress has ground to a halt and its human losses have kept climbing — hacked records showed Moscow believes almost 400,000 Russians have died in the war — President Vladimir Putin has shown no sign of relenting. Norway’s prime minister, who last month spoke to Putin, warned the Russian leader is not interested in peace.
Norway’s prime minister, who last month spoke to Putin, warned the Russian leader is not interested in peace. G7 foreign ministers meet this week in Paris to discuss how Europe can play a greater role in US efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The gathering comes the day before Russian and Ukrainian officials are set to take part in US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, which European powers fear could heap pressure on Kyiv to accept a bad deal.
Though the Kremlin’s battlefield progress has ground to a halt and its human losses have kept climbing — hacked records showed Moscow believes almost 400,000 Russians have died in the war — President Vladimir Putin has shown no sign of relenting. Norway’s prime minister, who last month spoke to Putin, warned the Russian leader is not interested in peace.