“The European Union wants to become a party to the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia,” – António Costa said

The EU wants to become a party to peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

This was stated by European Council President António Costa in an interview with Portuguese broadcaster RTP.

Costa emphasized that excluding Brussels from the negotiations would contradict U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for Europeans to take greater responsibility for their own defense.

Next Monday, Costa will host EU leaders at an informal summit to discuss the bloc’s defense policy and aid to Ukraine. He will advocate for setting a minimum military spending requirement for EU member states at 5% of GDP.