Europe will be represented by a team of leaders from EU and five major powers in Russia-Ukraine peace talks

The EU and five major European countries will send national security advisers to take part in future Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

National security advisers from the European Union and five major powers — Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Poland — will represent Europe in upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks, according to a senior European official.

European countries have decided who will represent them in future technical-level talks on the Russia-Ukraine war. (Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence)

European leaders made the decision after summits on Thursday and Friday in Dublin, where support for Ukraine dominated the agenda.

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Ahead of the summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged European leaders to appoint envoys for renewed US-lead peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

He said Russia had become more open to having Europe at the table nearly five years into Moscow’s all-out war on Ukraine. But Europe has long struggled to decide who should speak for the continent in any peace negotiations.

The advisers will participate in any future technical-level conversations, the official said, speaking anonymously to describe the decision. Europe has still yet to appoint any leaders to represent it in talks.

A spokesperson for the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said leaders would address the issue in an upcoming press conference.