00:00For the first time in a long while, three major European powers have sat down directly
00:05with Moscow. Envoys from the UK, Germany, and France met Russian officials in Moscow
00:11this week. The talks are part of a renewed diplomatic effort known as the E3 Initiative.
00:16The goal is to address the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russia says it presented its assessment
00:22of Western policy during the meeting. That included discussion of continued support for
00:26Ukraine. The meeting is notable because direct talks like this have been rare since the
00:31war began. It marks one of the few high-level engagements between Europe and Moscow.
00:37At the same time, the United States is pursuing separate diplomatic talks. Those efforts involve
00:43Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Several diplomatic channels are now active at once.
00:49A sign that pressure for a possible resolution is building from all sides.
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