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France and other European countries will take part in the Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine, according to France’s foreign minister.
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🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 European countries to join Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France and other European countries will take part in talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.
The US is mediating the meetings, which are scheduled for 10 and 11 November.
Until now, the meetings had been presented as talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had called for Kyiv’s European allies to be involved.
Barrot did not name France’s representative, but said any deal affecting Europe’s security needed European involvement.
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