PARIS, November 10. /TASS/. Europe will not hold talks with Russia on a new security architecture until the Ukraine conflict ends, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the Franceinfo radio station.

"Europe believes that no talks with Russia on the future of what is known as European security are possible until a ceasefire is declared in Ukraine and peace is achieved," he said.

Commenting on US President Donald Trump’s statements that Washington and Moscow were close to reaching an agreement on a new European security architecture, the top French diplomat emphasized that the issue could not be discussed without Europe. He described the Ukraine conflict as "the main threat to European security," adding that Europe was "a pillar" of the Kiev regime’s resistance.

Trump stated earlier that the United States and Russia were close to reaching agreements not only on resolving the conflict in Ukraine but also on European security more broadly. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, in turn, said that in Washington’s view, potential agreements could include measures to maintain communication channels during crises and ensure greater transparency in the military sphere.

Politico Europe reported earlier, citing sources, that European NATO allies had not been "briefed about the American plans in advance." "Some allies fear the US may tie its new initiative to an upcoming review of American troops in Europe, expected in December," the media outlet added.

On November 6, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on US-EU consultations on the issue, that Moscow had received no proposals from Europeans regarding security guarantees for all parties to the Ukraine conflict. Ahead of the trilateral talks involving Russia, the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, Peskov also said that the Kremlin would not comment on Kushner’s idea of building on the Russia-NATO Council to discuss a European security architecture. Speaking of European presence at the talks, the Kremlin spokesman noted that European countries had their own channels of communication with the US and Ukraine, while the Abu Dhabi negotiations were expected to involve three parties.