Writing on Telegram, Pushkov criticised Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, French President Emmanuel Macron, and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, arguing that European leaders have offered "no serious answers" for why they should be involved in talks already led by the United States. Pushkov suggested that EU ambitions risk "derailing even the fragile negotiations that are already underway," framing European efforts as symbolic rather than substantive.
Brussels had some strong sentiments today about what a future peace deal between Russia and Ukraine should look like. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said she plans to send around a list of ideas to the bloc's 27 member states in the coming days, outlining what demands they believe should be put to Moscow. She stressed that the burden should be on Russia to make concessions.
Here is something from the You Wouldn't Have Bet on It file: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) passionately sticking up for President Donald Trump (R) to European politicians while traveling abroad. But that is exactly what happened, according to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who shocked businessman and political commentator Patrick Bet-David by telling him the story on his PBD Podcast on Thursday.
Hamas has freed all 20 living hostages held in Gaza and Israel has released almost 2,000 jailed Palestinians US President Donald Trump arrives in Egypt following his speech to the Israeli parliament Trump and Egyptian president will co-host a summit of more than 20 world leaders in Sharm El Sheikh German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is attending Egypt summit, says he hopes Trump can now use his influence to end war in Ukraine