5 takeaways from Dublin's EPC summit
Following a day of hectic diplomatic activity around Dublin's Convention Centre, reporter Harry Manning takes a look at five key takeaways from the ninth European Political Community summit.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Dublin on November 12, following their summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. This encounter occurred a day after the U.S.-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi concluded without a significant resolution. Upon returning from Abu Dhabi, Witkoff and Kushner proceeded to the Kremlin to converse directly with Putin.
Subsequently, they visited Zelensky in Ireland, where the Ukrainian leader was participating in the European Political Community (EPC) summit. During this meeting at Casement Aerodrome, a military base in Baldonnel, west of Dublin, Russian negotiator Rustem Umerov was also present. The specifics of their conversation remain undisclosed.
The envoys were anticipated to inform Zelensky about the outcome of their discussions with Putin. Russian media had previously claimed that Putin suggested a temporary "humanitarian mission" in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, during their talks. Major subjects of the Abu Dhabi talks included Europe's role in upcoming peace negotiations and postwar security agreements.
Prior to speaking with Witkoff and Kushner, Zelensky engaged in discussions with various European leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham during the EPC summit in Dublin. He also announced that the Coalition of the Willing would convene in Berlin the following week for a new summit centered on Ukraine.
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