# EU and five governments to send diplomats to Ukraine talks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/europe-to-send-a-diplomat-team-to-ukraine-talks-as-leaders-push-for-a-voice/
- Published: 2026-11-13T20:09:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T20:15:33+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/europe-to-send-a-diplomat-team-to-ukraine-talks-as-leaders-push-for-a-voice
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Europe will send diplomats to the next round of Ukraine talks.
- The team will represent the EU and five countries.
- European leaders want influence over a deal affecting continental security.

## Summary

The latest development is that the European Union and five national governments will send a team of diplomats to the next round of Ukraine talks, following an agreement announced by a senior EU official. European leaders want a say in negotiations that could shape Ukraine’s future and the security of the wider continent.

European Council President Antonio Costa said the team would represent the 27-member EU and the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Poland, which support Ukraine through the Coalition of the Willing. The move follows U.S.-brokered talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, where European officials attended discussions nearby but not the main talks. Leaders had debated whether Europe should send one representative or a team; Russia has opposed European countries taking part directly.

## Coverage

- [PBS NewsHour: EU and five governments to send diplomats to Ukraine talks](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/europe-to-send-a-diplomat-team-to-ukraine-talks-as-leaders-push-for-a-voice)
- [DW: Ukraine updates: EU to send united front to potential peace talks](https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-eu-to-send-united-front-to-potential-peace-talks/live-79937459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf)

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