EU countries demand seat at the table over US-Russia plan to end war in Ukraine

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EU countries demand seat at the table over US-Russia plan to end war in Ukraine  Ever since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Brussels and European capitals have been clear that they expect to play a role in any peace settlement.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/20/eu-countries-demand-seat-at-the-table-over-us-russia-plan-to-end-war-in-ukraine  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The European Union is pushing back against a 28-point plan approved by U.S. President Donald

00:06Trump early on Thursday to end the war in Ukraine. The plan, first reported by U.S. media outlet

00:13Axios, is set to include terms that would be highly disadvantageous for Ukraine, such as the

00:19complete surrender of the eastern Donbass region. The plan has yet to be presented to the Russian

00:25and Ukrainian sides and has reportedly not involved Europe in its formulation.

00:30The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaya Callas, speaking as she hosted European foreign ministers

00:36for a summit in Brussels, denounced the idea, claiming that a just agreement must be reached.

00:43What we as Europeans have always supported is a long-lasting and just peace, and we welcome

00:49any efforts to achieve that. Of course, for any plan to work, it needs the Ukrainians and

00:56Europeans on board, so this is very clear. Also, we have to understand that in this war, there

01:04is one aggressor and one victim, so we haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.

01:10The sentiment was echoed by the French top diplomat.

01:14Discussions should start with a ceasefire on the contact line that allow for negotiation

01:21on the question of territories, on the question of security guarantees. We have said that,

01:26the U.S. have said that, President Trump has said that, and Ukrainians are ready for this.

01:32The only obstacle to such ordered discussions so far is Vladimir Putin.

01:38Budapest, however, who has always endorsed a highly critical view of Ukraine, remained the

01:43outlier.

01:44So if Brussels and the leadership here in Brussels was normal, then they have immediately should

01:51have stopped the payments to Ukraine, and they have, they immediately should have demanded

01:59for a financial clearance. Are we crazy? So there's a war mafia, a corrupt system working

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02:06The meeting in Brussels is aimed at exploring ways to further support Ukraine amid its ongoing

02:12war with Russia. Foreign ministers held discussions on the European Commission's plan to support

02:18Kyiv's military with 135 billion euros to cover its needs for 2026 and 2027.

02:25Kyiv's will not be authorized in the American nation.

02:27Kyiv and peace from France.

02:28Kyiv and peace from the President of the United States.

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