FT: EU Considers Talks with Russia on Limiting Missile Deployment
According to European officials, arms control mechanisms from the Cold War era could serve as a model for such agreements.
Trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine are ongoing in Abu Dhabi, the first since February. The dialogue was previously suspended due to Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran. Over the two-day meeting, the parties will discuss security guarantees and territorial issues in eastern Ukraine.
Ahead of the round, Trump’s special envoy Steve Wittkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner were to hold consultations with Ukraine, the EU, NATO, as well as Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. According to an FT source, Washington is seeking Moscow’s consent to involve Europeans in the negotiations. A week earlier, European capitals were alarmed by Trump’s idea to build a new security system on the continent in coordination with Moscow.
