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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Andrew Roth and agencies

No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call

(L-R) Spanish Foreign Jose Manuel Albares, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, French Foreign Jean-Noel Barrot, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock pose for a group picture during a Weimar+ Triangle meeting on Ukraine at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Paris, France, 12 February 2025. EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON / POOL
Europe must be given a seat at the table in any negotiations over an end to the war in Ukraine, seven European countries have said, after it emerged Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had spoken. Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPA

European powers, including Britain, France and Germany, have said they have to be part of any future negotiations on the fate of Ukraine, underscoring that only a fair accord with security guarantees would ensure lasting peace.

“Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations,” seven European countries and the European Commission said in a joint statement after a foreign ministers meeting in Paris.

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