Europe seeks unified envoy for Ukraine peace talks but struggles to agree

European nations are seeking a unified envoy to represent them in Ukraine peace talks, fearing a U.S.-backed process will sideline them as Moscow and Washington decide the conflict's outcome. Leaders are debating the role at an EU summit in Dublin. The U.K., France, and Germany have been most engaged, but an E3 envoy would exclude other nations. Candidates include EU officials Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, though no consensus exists on the role's scope. Russia opposes European involvement, while Ukraine seeks allied backup. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Europeans "squabble like spiders in a jar," and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner suggested Europe naming one representative would be a major achievement.