Kallas says Putin has no veto over European security as US and Ukraine prepare talks in Abu Dhabi

In brief

• Kaja Kallas said Putin should have no veto over European security and that the EU must take part in any peace deal.
• Germany's defence minister warned that a US-Russia deal made without Kyiv or Europe would be unacceptable.
• Russia has named its delegation for trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine on November 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi.

Europe pushes back against a Russian veto

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in Warsaw on Friday that Putin has no right to a veto over European security. She argued that any future peace agreement will require the European Union's participation and that Ukraine must be fully integrated into the European security architecture. She pointed to NATO and the EU as existing structures that already hold defined roles. (Kallasová odkázala Putinovi: O európskej bezpečnosti nemáte právo rozhodovať – Aktuality.sk)

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius took a similar line in an interview with Funke media. Any deal between the United States and Russia reached behind Kyiv's back would be unacceptable to both Ukraine and Europe, he said. He asked who would guarantee Ukraine's security if Europe were excluded from the talks. (Třístranná jednání o Ukrajině v Abú Zabí dávají jen malou naději na brzký mír, řekl německý ministr obrany – Novinky.cz)

Kushner sets out a framework

US envoy Jared Kushner posted a five-point framework on X early on Friday. It proposes guarantees of state sovereignty without a Russian veto and a continued central role for NATO. He also said the current trilateral format involving the United States, Russia and Ukraine could widen to include Europe if progress is made. (Putin odhalil, koho posiela rokovať o konci vojny. Trump chystá veľkú dohodu, Európa má obavy – Pravda.sk) Kushner noted that Europe and Russia have failed for more than 30 years to build a lasting security order. Mutual distrust and the destruction caused by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine now add to those difficulties.

Trump signals a wider deal

Trump met Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House on Thursday and said a "big deal" was close, one that could extend beyond Ukraine to the whole of Europe. He declined to describe the content of the meeting. (Trump hovoril s Merzom o Ukrajine. Očakáva veľkú dohodu s Ruskom, ktorá sa dotkne celej Európy – Aktuality.sk) (Trumpova dohoda s Ruskem? Má přinést mír i nové pořádky, v Evropě budí obavy – Deník.cz) Trump also spoke by phone with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz before the planned talks, according to a German government spokesman. Berlin has rejected the idea that decisions on European security could be made without Europeans.

Talks scheduled in Abu Dhabi

Russia has named its delegation for the trilateral talks. The talks are set for November 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi. Ukraine's delegation will be led by Rustem Umerov, head of the foreign intelligence service. (Šéf GRU aj poradca prezidenta. Rusi oznámili zloženie delegácie, ktorá bude vyjednávať s USA a Ukrajinou – STVR)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of intensifying attacks on Ukraine to increase pressure on Kyiv before the talks. (ONLINE: Rusko vnímá diplomacii jako formu agrese. Stupňujícími útoky tlačí na Kyjev, míní Zelenskyj – iROZHLAS)

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