Europe to send united front to potential peace talks on Ukraine
European leaders have agreed that the EU, alongside Germany, France, the UK, Italy, and Poland, will jointly represent Europe in potential peace talks regarding Ukraine. Following a summit in Dublin, European Council President Antonio Costa stressed that the continent must speak with a single voice. However, diplomatic signals remain contradictory: while US envoy Jared Kushner claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin was open to European participation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated the issue was never discussed during Moscow talks involving Putin, Kushner, and envoy Steve Witkoff. Internal questions also persist over EU representation, with foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas asserting her role despite Russian resistance.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Elon Musk's Starshield satellite network has been capped for equipment moving faster than 161 kilometres (100 miles) per hour, impairing defenses against jet-powered Shahed drones following disputes with US President Donald Trump over Russian diesel exports. In Russia, security concerns mounted as a second car bomb in two days exploded in Moscow.
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