Europe's "big three" may fly to Abu Dhabi only to wait in the lobby The US and Ukraine have agreed that Europe will be represented in talks with Russia only by Britain, France and Germany, the Financial Times reports citing European diplomats. The decision is still provoking debate within Europe and could alienate smaller EU countries, while EU institutions may also Europe still has no common position on the talks. One European source complained that for now "Putin really wants us to beg for some position. The Kremlin has repeatedly rejected any European participation in the upcoming US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi. Putin's aide, Yuri Ushkov, said the Europeans were free to buy plane tickets and "hang out somewhere" in Abu Dhabi, where the Ukrainians or even the Americans might occasionally brief them, consult with them or take their opinions into account. This, he added, would become a "quite complicated" process. ".