US-Russia talks: Europe's seat at the table still uncertain after diplomatic flurry

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Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa have met with Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, who has made it clear that Europe would be excluded from the negotiating table.

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00:00The European Union continues to push for a seat at the negotiating table on future peace

00:06talks regarding Ukraine.

00:09On Tuesday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the

00:13President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, met with the U.S. Special Envoy for

00:18Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, who said a few days ago that Europe would be excluded

00:23from the negotiating table.

00:26I think it is very clear what the place of Ukraine and the European Union is in this

00:32process.

00:33There can be no just and lasting peace with Ukraine without Ukraine and there can be no

00:40just and lasting peace with Ukraine without the European Union.

00:44Even though von der Leyen told Kellogg that the EU was ready to step up its financial

00:48and military support for Ukraine, it appeared that little had changed after the meetings

00:53concluded.

00:55However, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did hint after meeting with Russia officials

01:00in Saudi Arabia that the EU could be involved in negotiations to possibly lift sanctions

01:05on Moscow.

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