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Kremlin accuses Europe of struggling to decide who will speak for it at future Ukraine security talks

Reuters

MOSCOW, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Kremlin ‌accused Europe on Friday of struggling to decide who would represent it in ​any future ‌talks about ensuring the continent's security as part of ‌a potential Ukraine settlement.

The United States, Ukraine, NATO and European partners recently held a meeting in Brussels ‌regarding security guarantees for Ukraine and a broader European security architecture, while US President Donald Trump spoke on Thursday about "a big agreement" that "might involve all of Europe."

Asked on ⁠Friday about what role Europe could play in ‌any potential talks in future, ⁠Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it would need to be ​involved, but said it had so far struggled to get its act together.

"As for any ideas ​from the Europeans, we have not received ​any. We ‌are not aware of any," Peskov told reporters on ​a conference call.

"One way or another, the ⁠discussion will turn to the future ‌security system in ​Europe when there will be ​talks about mutual security guarantees between Russia and Ukraine, and it will of course be impossible to do this without the Europeans at some stage," ‌he added.

"Therefore, a discussion with the Europeans will be required. But, as we can see, they have ‌not even ​yet been able to decide who can speak on their behalf. So on that side, what we are seeing is prolonged indecision and an unwillingness."

(Reporting by Anastasia ‌Lyrchikova; Writing by Lucy PapachristouEditing by Andrew Osborn )