00:00The European Union continues to push for a seat at the negotiating table on future peace
00:06talks regarding Ukraine.
00:09On Tuesday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the
00:13President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, met with the U.S. Special Envoy for
00:18Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, who said a few days ago that Europe would be excluded
00:23from the negotiating table.
00:26I think it is very clear what the place of Ukraine and the European Union is in this
00:32process.
00:33There can be no just and lasting peace with Ukraine without Ukraine and there can be no
00:40just and lasting peace with Ukraine without the European Union.
00:44Even though von der Leyen told Kellogg that the EU was ready to step up its financial
00:48and military support for Ukraine, it appeared that little had changed after the meetings
00:53concluded.
00:55However, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did hint after meeting with Russia officials
01:00in Saudi Arabia that the EU could be involved in negotiations to possibly lift sanctions
01:05on Moscow.
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