# European leaders agree on joint team for Ukraine peace negotiations, Costa says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/european-leaders-agree-on-joint-team-for-ukraine-peace-negotiations-costa-says/
- Published: 2026-11-13T20:40:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T10:53:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/european-leaders-agree-on-joint-team-for-ukraine-peace-negotiations-costa-says/
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Europe will negotiate through a joint team of EU institutions and five countries.
- Ukraine alone has authority over its territory and sovereignty.
- EU leaders will discuss Ukraine’s funding needs for 2027 and beyond.

## Summary

European leaders have agreed to form a joint team to represent Europe in negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. European Council President Antonio Costa said the arrangement is intended to give Europe a united voice on Ukraine’s future and the continent’s security, while affirming that Ukraine alone can decide questions of its territory and sovereignty.

The team will comprise EU institutions and France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom, the five countries known as the E5 within the Coalition of the Willing. Costa said security guarantees should be discussed through that coalition in coordination with NATO, amid renewed diplomacy including US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. He also cited Russia’s ongoing attacks on civilians as a test of Moscow’s willingness to end the war; EU leaders are due to discuss Ukraine’s funding needs for 2027 and beyond on 26–27 November.

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