Zelensky: Europe must choose negotiators with Russia by November

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that European countries should decide on candidates for negotiators with Russia by November.

He said this at a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, Bloomberg reports.

“We need to choose those who will represent Europe. We need to choose specific leaders of Europe. We must do this in November. We want Europe not to be left on the sidelines, not to sit out of meetings. We want them to participate on equal footing next time, because that is absolutely fair,” Zelensky noted.

On November 10, Zelensky called on Europe to decide on a negotiator for Ukraine and emphasized that 40 people cannot speak with the Russian side.

On November 11, U.S. special envoy and son-in-law of the U.S. president Jared Kushner called on Europe to choose a negotiator for dialogue with Russia. At the same time, the publication DW (organization recognized as undesirable in Russia, foreign agent) wrote that at the informal summit in Dublin on November 13, it is unlikely that a single negotiator with Russia from Europe will be appointed.

Earlier, the president of Lithuania called for finding a negotiator with Russia as soon as possible.