A ceasefire, shaping security guarantees and awarding contracts to the European Union to rebuild Ukraine will be the bloc's top priorities in potential talks with Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
It also pledged to introduce a 22-pack of sanctions on Russia as soon as possible and offer military funding to Ukraine before the end of the year.
On November 12, Kaja Kalas, the EU's top diplomat, said the bloc insisted a ceasefire must be secured before any talks on resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated earlier that any potential participation of Europeans in the talks on Ukraine was not discussed at yesterday's meeting in Moscow with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The European Union was not invited to join the Ukraine talks, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted.