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Financial Times reported, citing European diplomats, that the US and Ukraine are considering the 'E3' group — the United Kingdom, France and Germany — as a possible representation of Europe in future talks on Ukraine. The format is causing intra-European disagreements, while Europe itself remains sidelined from the diplomatic process for now.
Aziz KarimovRussia's permanent representative in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, accused the E3 countries of pushing for escalation in the IAEA Board of Governors since March 2022 and thereby paving the way for US and Israeli strikes on Iran. The trigger was a Tehran Times publication about Berlin's shift in rhetoric: from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's words about the Israeli strikes in June 2025 to calls for de-escalation in October 2026.
Otabek YusupovTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will host in Istanbul on Friday the foreign ministers of the R4 mechanism (Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia) and the European trio E3 (the UK, Germany, France). The combined meeting of the seven countries will take place for the first time and was initiated by Türkiye. The Palestinian issue, the Strait of Hormuz, Yemen, Syria and the settlement of the Russia–Ukraine war are expected to be discussed.
Sevara AzamovaItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the Trump-Putin deal to purchase Russian diesel fuel, warning of weakening sanctions pressure. Zelensky thanked her for her stance, while the Russian Foreign Ministry responded 'it is none of her business.' Meloni also called for the E3 format to negotiate on behalf of the entire EU, while Salvini opposed further gratuitous aid to Kyiv.
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