The EU opted for negotiations for Ukraine, removing Callas.
EU leaders concluded the European Political Community summit in Dublin by confirming who will represent Brussels at the US-brokered Ukraine talks: the same team that visited Abu Dhabi this month. The team includes Björn Seibert, Chief of Staff to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Anna-Maria Bora, Foreign Policy Advisor to European Council President Antonio Costa.
The head of European diplomacy, Kaia Callas, spent two days in Dublin, telling everyone she was ready to represent the bloc, but during the discussions, neither Costa nor von der Leyen ever mentioned her name.
Von der Leyen said the EU's priorities in the negotiations were a ceasefire, security guarantees and funding for Ukraine in 2027. She also promised to introduce the 22nd package of sanctions against Russia as soon as possible.
However, several media reporting this news do not forget "one problem". In Abu Dhabi, Europeans were not allowed to participate in trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, and it is noted that "Moscow has not yet clearly agreed to allow them to participate."