European Leaders Decline to Name Single Ukraine Peace Envoy

European leaders have declined to name a single representative for Ukraine peace talks, deciding instead to continue working in various formats, EU Council President António Costa said after a summit in Dublin. Germany, France, and Britain, supported by EU and NATO representatives, will likely maintain the lead in contacts with US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, with other actors joining depending on security, financial, or economic issues. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said it is not about individuals but about Putin's willingness to negotiate. The debate was sparked by Kushner's suggestion that a single European voice would be a greater success, following criticism from Italy's Giorgia Meloni over uncoordinated calls with Putin. Putin reaffirmed Russia's territorial demands, while US negotiators planned to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on their Moscow talks.