UE ancora senza un rappresentante per eventuali colloqui con Putin
I governi europei stanno valutando chi rappresentare l'Unione europea in possibili negoziati diretti con il presidente russo Vladimir Putin sulla fine della guerra in Ucraina, ma non hanno ancora raggiunto un accordo. La discussione è stata alimentata dalla visita in Russia del inviato specialeebook Steve Witkoff e dalla proposta di un vertice trilaterale con Donald Trump e Volodymyr Zelensky. Tra i candidati figurano Alexander Stubb, António Costa, Ursula von der Leyen e Kaja Kallas.
Punti chiave
- Le istituzioni e i governi dell'UE non hanno ancora deciso chi представляre l'Unione in possibili colloqui con Vladimir Putin.
- La ricerca di un rappresentante è diventata più urgente dopo la visita di Steve Witkoff a Mosca.
- Witkoff ha proposto a Putin un vertice con Donald Trump e Volodymyr Zelensky per discutere un cessate il fuoco.
- Tra i candidati ci sono Alexander Stubb, António Costa, Ursula von der Leyen e Kaja Kallas.
- Il 20 ottobre a Oslo si è discusso del passaggio a negoziati trilaterali o multilaterali, delle questioni territoriali, della sicurezza e della ricostruzione dell'Ucraina.
- Petro Pavel ha sostenuto che l'UE dovrebbe designare una persona o un gruppo autorizzato a parlare per l'Europa.
- La Commissione europea ha dichiarato che l'UE è già coinvolto nei contatti diplomatici e nella preparazione di possibili negoziati di pace.
Perché è importante
La scelta del rappresentante determinerà come l'UE vuole essere percepita da Mosca e Washington in un processo che potrebbe modificare l'architettura di sicurezza europea. La mancanza di una decisione indica che il coordinamento europeo просувається più повільно, ніж ініціативи США. Обговорення also highlight the risk that agreements reached without adequate EU participation could ignore Ukraine's interests and regional security.
Che cosa è successo
The European Commission said that the EU is already involved in diplomatic contacts and preparations for possible peace negotiations. In Oslo on 20 October, Zelensky met with Witkoff, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and European representatives. The discussions covered a possible trilateral or broader format involving Ukraine and Russia, as well as territorial questions, security guarantees and Ukraine's postwar reconstruction. Commission chief of staff Björn Seibert took part in those meetings.
On 21 October, Witkoff met Putin in Saint Petersburg. According to Yuri Ushakov, Putin's aide, Witkoff was told that Russia was prepared to return to trilateral talks in the second decade of November. Witkoff later said discussions would continue in a trilateral format at the technical level.
European governments are now considering who could conduct direct talks with Putin on ending the war in Ukraine. The candidates mentioned include Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Council President António Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
Come la raccontano le fonti ucraine
Ukrainian and European concerns focus on whether a potential European negotiator would protect Kyiv's interests and whether any agreement reached by Washington and Moscow could ignore Ukraine and regional security. Ukrainian coverage also emphasizes Petr Pavel's assessment that Moscow is not showing readiness for a genuine settlement beyond demands for Ukraine's capitulation and Volodymyr Zelensky's removal, while Europe lacks a clear common position on ending the war and shaping the future security architecture.
Contesto
The debate followed Witkoff's Russia visit, during which he proposed a Trump-Zelensky-Putin trilateral summit focused on a ceasefire. Pavel said Putin does not regard the EU as an authoritative negotiating partner and has stopped communicating with several European leaders. The question of a European representative has therefore become more urgent. Finland and Russia share a border of approximately 1,300 kilometres and have a long history of interaction, including past wars. Costa's office previously established a communication channel with the Kremlin, but Costa said he was not planning to talk to Putin at that time. David Lidington of the Royal United Services Institute said a channel with Putin could be useful for Europe, although he was not optimistic about short-term results.