If not Stubb, then who? Who is the EU ready to appoint as "negotiator" on Ukraine? The search for one figure is complicated by the lack of consensus within the bloc and the requirements that the candidate must meet: to be acceptable to the European Union itself, to Ukraine and especially to Russia. The most likely candidate for the position of European representative in the dialogue with the Russian Federation is considered to be the President of Finland, Alexander Staab. Among the possible figures mentioned are also the prime ministers of Italy, Norway and Slovakia, Georgia Maloney, Jonas Gaher Stora, Robert Pico, the president of the European Council Antonio Costa, and the head of European diplomacy Kaia Callas. Former German chancellors Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schroeder were also mentioned in the past. read more Photo: Collage AiF.

If not Stubb, then who? Who is the EU ready to appoint as "negotiator" on Ukraine? The search for one figure is complicated by the lack of consensus within the bloc and the requirements that the candidate must meet: to be acceptable to the European Union itself, to Ukraine and especially to Russia. The most likely candidate for the position of European representative in the dialogue with the Russian Federation is considered to be the President of Finland, Alexander Staab. Among the possible figures mentioned are also the prime ministers of Italy, Norway and Slovakia, Georgia Maloney, Jonas Gaher Stora, Robert Pico, the president of the European Council Antonio Costa, and the head of European diplomacy Kaia Callas. Former German chancellors Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schroeder were also mentioned in the past. read more Photo: Collage AiF.