Europe to join next round of Russia talks, US envoy says

Europe will join the next round of negotiations with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine, US Special Envoy Jared Kushner announced after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ireland. He stressed that a deal cannot be reached without European participation. Previous talks were trilateral, involving Ukraine, Russia, and the US, with Moscow opposing European involvement. Kushner stated in Dublin: "We cannot complete this agreement without Europeans at the negotiating table." EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa pledged continued financial and military support to Ukraine. The announcement follows trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, where a large prisoner exchange was agreed, though details remain undisclosed.