France will participate in the upcoming talks in Abu Dhabi that will try to find ways to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as announced this Sunday, November 8, by Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. The talks, mediated by the United States, will take place on Tuesday, November 10 and Wednesday.
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Europe will be represented in the next talks – mediated by the United States – with Moscow and kyiv in Abu Dhabi, whose objective is to end the Russian war in Ukraine, the French Government confirmed this November 8.
"The Europeans will be represented and France will be in Abu Dhabi to participate in these talks!" declared the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, to the radio station 'RTL'.
His comments came after President Donald Trump stoked fears of a U.S. turn toward the Kremlin, predicting a “grand bargain” with Moscow that would encompass not just the war in Ukraine, but “all of Europe.”
Until now, the talks scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, and Wednesday had been planned as a trilateral format at the level of officials—not leaders—of Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.
The identity of the participants has not been revealed.
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Although Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made it clear that he wants European allies to participate in the process, Vladimir Putin's government has suggested that there would be no place for European representatives at the negotiating table.
Barrot noted that, in the past, “there have been talks, sometimes without the Europeans and other times with them,” but “this time they will participate.”
He added: “France will be there and will make sure that Europe's voice is heard.”
On Thursday, officials from the United States, Europe, Ukraine and NATO met in Brussels ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks.
A NATO spokeswoman said the goal is “to move towards a just and sustainable end to the war in Ukraine.”
Jared Kushner, envoy and son-in-law of the US president, participated in the Brussels meeting by videoconference. He declared that the United States is working on “a broader European security architecture that can help establish the conditions for lasting peace.”
European allies are cautiously watching the American approach, having long rejected Moscow's desire to redesign the European security architecture. Before starting the war in Ukraine in 2022, the Kremlin issued an ultimatum to NATO that included the demand to withdraw the alliance's troops from Eastern Europe.
This demand was rejected by the Western military alliance.
Kushner stated Thursday that Washington will “consult closely with our European partners on the sidelines” of the talks in Abu Dhabi and that, “if progress is made, the goal will be to move toward a broader multilateral format that involves their direct participation.”
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This article was adapted from its original English version
With AFP
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