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‘Europe belongs at this table,’ Germany tells US before Ukraine talks

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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul emphasized Europe’s role at the table during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with G7 foreign ministers in Paris on Monday. Wadephul stated that any deal to end Russia's war on Ukraine must include European input, highlighting concerns about potential changes to Europe’s security architecture under President Trump’s rhetoric. The Paris meeting overlaps with peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, where Wadephul urged Russia to drop maximalist demands and engage seriously in negotiations.
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U.S.-brokered talks between Russia, Ukraine, and European nations began on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in Abu Dhabi. The U.S., along with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, initiated these discussions aimed at ending the nearly five-year-old conflict. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed that European officials would participate despite initial objections from the Kremlin. The talks focus on security guarantees for Ukraine and post-war agreements but are expected to yield limited progress given past negotiations' lack of significant breakthroughs.

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“It is certainly neither necessary, nor right, nor appropriate to make a fundamental change” to Europe’s security architecture, said German Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul after talks with Rubio. “Europe belongs at this table.
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Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, is set to join a session on Ukraine in Paris on Tuesday.

Claims (20 extracted, 1 hedged)

European foreign ministers have told United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Europe must have a say in any deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, as US-mediated peace talks get under way in Abu Dhabi. asserted
talks → tell → Dhabi
They made the appeal on Monday in Paris, at a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. asserted
which → make → Canada
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Macron lines up more Gulf diesel as France battles soaring fuel prices - list 2 of 3Europe needs a war economy - list 3 of 3Why asserted
France → line → economy
India has soured on Trump ahead of US midterms asserted
India → sour → midterms
It was Rubio’s first meeting with allies since last week’s midterm elections, in which President Donald Trump’s Republican Party suffered stunning losses. asserted
Party → suffer → losses
The meeting gave Washington’s allies a chance to air their concerns with Rubio directly amid concern about Trump’s growing rhetoric of a new security architecture for Europe. asserted
meeting → give → Europe
“It is certainly neither necessary, nor right, nor appropriate to make a fundamental change” to Europe’s security architecture, said German Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul after talks with Rubio. “Europe belongs at this table. asserted
Europe → make → table
There can be no solution without Europe – only with Europe,” he added. asserted
he → add → Europe
The two-day Paris meeting, which ends on Tuesday, overlaps with the talks between Russia and Ukraine, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. asserted
which → end → Tuesday
Wadephul said the Abu Dhabi talks must show whether Russia is “genuinely prepared to negotiate”, urging Moscow to “give up maximalist demands” and warning against any “negotiation show” in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. asserted
Russia → say → Emirates
With Russian attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure continuing, he said, “we see no substantial contribution whatsoever toward negotiations gaining any serious momentum” from Moscow. asserted
we → continue → Moscow
Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, is set to join a session on Ukraine in Paris on Tuesday. asserted
Sybiha → set → Tuesday
“No one has the right to decide our fate behind our backs,” Sybiha said before departing for the meeting. asserted
Sybiha → have → meeting
The Paris meeting comes as G7 members have grown increasingly uneasy with the direction of US policy, including Washington’s scaling back of support for Ukraine and of sanctions on Russia, as well as its increasingly unilateral course. asserted
members → come → Russia
Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Korea and Brazil are also attending. asserted
Ministers → attend → Arabia
Iran is expected to feature prominently in the discussions on Tuesday. asserted
Iran → expect → Tuesday
Washington’s G7 allies have repeatedly voiced scepticism about the US and Israeli war on Iran and fear that further US military action could deepen the crisis rather than resolve it. uncertain
action → voice → it
Al Jazeera’s Rebecca Collard, reporting from Paris, said the first day of talks had wrapped up with little clarity on US policy after the midterm elections. asserted
day → report → elections
“The second day of talks will include a session on instability in the Middle East,” she said. asserted
she → include → East
“But there is something bigger up for discussion, too: The future of the multilateralism that has dominated relations among these countries for decades.” asserted
that → be → decades
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