MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The key points of the communique which the EU plans to adopt at an emergency summit on March 6 which will focus on European security guarantees for Ukraine have been published by the Obshchestvennoye.Novosti media outlet.
According to it, the communique will say that negotiations on Ukraine are impossible without Ukraine and negotiations on European security are impossible without the participation of Europe. The document will also say that any comprehensive peace agreement must be accompanied by reliable security guarantees for Kiev. According to the publication, the EU is in the process of selecting a representative to represent the alliance at the negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement.
Earlier, EU Council President Antonio Costa scheduled an emergency EU summit for March 6 to discuss assistance to Ukraine and European defense. He also said that talks between French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump, would be discussed at this meeting.
On February 12, Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the prospects for resolving the conflict in Ukraine by phone. According to the Kremlin, Trump called for an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful solution to the problem. Putin emphasized the need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and agreed with the US leader that a long-term settlement could be achieved through peaceful negotiations. Later, Putin noted that the European Union states could participate in the negotiations, but they cannot force their way into this process. He said that Moscow had been in constant discussions with European countries, but they chose to disengage.