EU leaders weigh single envoy for Ukraine peace talks at Dublin summit

European leaders at the informal Dublin summit will discuss appointing a single EU envoy to peace negotiations on Ukraine, a move pushed by Italy and Germany. The debate comes as US envoys seek to expand the negotiating table to include European countries, despite Russia's reluctance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reported positive comments on trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, where Moscow refused to meet Europeans directly. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will ask President Putin to allow European participation, though Russia's chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky insists the conflict will end only after all Russian objectives are met. Washington has also requested new Russian security proposals for Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, attending the Dublin summit, wants an agreement on the EU envoy by November. However, the E3 nations (Britain, France, Germany) resist ceding ground to a single negotiator, and doubts remain about reaching consensus at the upcoming Brussels council.