Trilateral meeting on Ukraine excludes European participation — TASS source
European countries have repeatedly emphasized the need for the European Union to be represented at the negotiating table on Ukraine, including at the Abu Dhabi meeting
MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. The format of the trilateral meeting on Ukraine, scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi, does not provide for the participation of European representatives, a source told TASS.
"Their participation is not provided for by the very format of the meeting," the source said.
European countries have repeatedly emphasized the need for the European Union to be represented at the negotiating table on Ukraine, including at the Abu Dhabi meeting. According to Euronews, NATO will send Geoffrey van Leeuwen, chief of staff to the bloc’s Secretary General Mark Rutte, to Abu Dhabi to support Ukraine. Bjorn Seibert, head of cabinet for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is also expected to travel to the UAE, along with officials from the European Council, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said with regard to the Abu Dhabi meeting that Europeans "could travel there if they buy tickets but no one plans to invite them to the negotiating table.".