# Russia is ‘setting traps’ in Ukraine talks, EU foreign policy chief warns

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russia-is-setting-traps-in-ukraine-talks-eu-foreign-policy-chief-warns/
- Published: 2026-11-13T20:38:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T21:04:51+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/13/russia-ukraine-talks-kaja-kallas-eu-foreign-policy-dublin-summit
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Kallas says Russia is diverting attention from its aggression.
- Moscow revived demands to overhaul European security arrangements.
- EU institutions and five European countries will form the negotiating team.

## Summary

Kaja Kallas warned that Russia is using discussion of European security to divert attention from its invasion of Ukraine, and urged negotiators to keep their focus on the aggressor and victim. The dispute matters because Moscow has renewed demands to overhaul Europe’s security arrangements, while European leaders say those arrangements already exist and must be respected.

After talks in Abu Dhabi, US envoy Jared Kushner said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to include Europeans in the next round, but Moscow disputed this. EU leaders in Dublin agreed that Europe’s negotiating team should include EU institutions and the E5 countries: Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Poland. They have called for a ceasefire before peace negotiations, while Russia says it will decide on an expanded format once it understands Europe’s intentions.

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