Trump envoys aim to persuade Russia to include Europe in negotiations on ending war with Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The White House aims to use this week’s talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials in part to persuade Moscow to agree to broader negotiations that would include key European officials on how to end nearly five years of war, US officials said.

US President Donald Trump’s aides Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are slated to meet in the United Arab Emirates with officials from Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Italy, NATO and the European Union. They’ll discuss potential security guarantees and the long-term security architecture between Russia and Europe before the US negotiators’ scheduled talks with Russian and Ukrainian officials on Tuesday and Wednesday, the officials said.