{
  "id": 19890340,
  "title": "EU settles on five-nation group to speak for Europe at Ukraine peace talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/eu-settles-on-five-nation-group-to-speak-for-europe-at-ukraine-peace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T23:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/14/eu-settles-on-five-nation-group-to-speak-for-europe-at-ukraine-peace-talks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "European leaders have reached a consensus that a group of five nations, including Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland, along with EU institutions, will represent Europe in future Ukraine peace talks. This decision came after prolonged uncertainty about who would speak on behalf of the continent. EU President Antonio Costa emphasized the importance of a unified voice and collaborative effort during a press conference in Dublin. The Kremlin has expressed openness to European participation in peace talks but insists on a comprehensive agreement on European security architecture being established beforehand. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz dismissed Russia's remarks as repetitive, asserting that both Europe and the US have a unified stance on the matter. US negotiator Jared Kushner initiated dialogues with European partners regarding Europe's security architecture. Representatives from the five nations, EU institutions, and NATO are expected to partake in the upcoming peace discussions. However, Russian demands for the withdrawal of NATO forces from certain nations and discussions on Europe's security architecture have been viewed with skepticism by EU officials, who argue that these topics should not divert attention from the immediate need for a ceasefire.",
  "summary": "The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia would be open to European countries taking part in Ukraine peace talks if it saw they genuinely intended to contribute to peace.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}