Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa have met with Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, who has made it clear that Europe would be excluded from the negotiating table.
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00:00The European Union continues to push for a seat at the negotiating table on future peace
00:06talks regarding Ukraine.
00:09On Tuesday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the
00:13President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, met with the U.S. Special Envoy for
00:18Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, who said a few days ago that Europe would be excluded
00:23from the negotiating table.
00:26I think it is very clear what the place of Ukraine and the European Union is in this
00:32process.
00:33There can be no just and lasting peace with Ukraine without Ukraine and there can be no
00:40just and lasting peace with Ukraine without the European Union.
00:44Even though von der Leyen told Kellogg that the EU was ready to step up its financial
00:48and military support for Ukraine, it appeared that little had changed after the meetings
00:53concluded.
00:55However, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did hint after meeting with Russia officials
01:00in Saudi Arabia that the EU could be involved in negotiations to possibly lift sanctions
01:05on Moscow.