EU leaders’ first AI summit overshadowed by Ukraine envoy dispute

EU leaders meet in Dublin on Friday for their first AI summit, but a dispute over who should represent Europe in Ukraine peace talks is set to dominate the agenda. European Council President António Costa added the Ukraine representation issue after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned that multiple EU formats undermined credibility. Costa has support from Luxembourg’s Prime Minister, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas argues treaties already assign the role. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Europeans to decide their representative by month’s end. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended the E3 format, while AI guests include Mistral’s Arthur Mensch and Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton.