Europe’s Voice Missing in Negotiations Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that sidelining Europe in efforts to end the war with Russia would be a serious misstep. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he said it was a “big mistake” that European leaders are “practically not present at the table” during US-brokered negotiations. Zelenskyy stressed that any lasting peace must reflect the security interests of the entire continent, not just Kyiv and Washington. His remarks echoed concerns raised by Emmanuel Macron, who recently suggested Europe may need to rethink its own security framework in the face of what he described…
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