Støre was due to chair a European summit in Dublin on Thursday, but has had to pull out due to illness. Around 50 heads of government are awaiting an update from Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are travelling directly from talks in Moscow.
Under the heading ‘Europe – strong, secure and connected’, around 50 European heads of government are meeting today in Dublin as part of the European Political Community (EPC).
The framework is clear: Russia will continue talks with Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes Europe must quickly agree on who will represent them in the negotiations.
US Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are travelling to Dublin after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today.
Zelenskyy in placeZelenskyy arrived in Dublin yesterday evening. He is due to hold meetings with around 20 leaders, and will meet Støre during talks with, amongst others, the UK’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
He is confident of a breakthrough as early as this year, he said during a press conference with the Irish Prime Minister on Wednesday evening.
“Today, there is in fact such an opportunity, a window of opportunity, where all the parties currently involved in the negotiation process sincerely wish to achieve a result by 2027,” said Zelenskyy.
The President nevertheless emphasised that much depends on the outcome of the US representatives’ meeting with Putin today. (NTB)
