European defense leaders were indignant at U.S.-Russia talks that excluded Ukraine, saying it must be part of negotiations.
BRUSSELS (AN) – NATO defense ministers and leaders warned that Ukraine and Europe must be part of any peace negotiations on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
At a meeting of 32 defense meetings in NATO headquarters on Thursday, European leaders were indignant at U.S.-Russia talks that excluded Ukraine. “There can be no negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine," U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey told reporters.
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