politics
February 5, 2026
Baltic states call for talks with Russia
Latvia and Estonia have backed the idea of an EU envoy after four years of refusal to speak to Moscow
TL;DR
- Latvia and Estonia have called for the EU to open talks with Russia.
- The proposal includes appointing a special envoy to re-establish diplomatic channels.
- This idea is supported by France and Italy but dismissed by Germany.
- The EU has primarily focused on sanctions and support for Ukraine, while the US negotiates directly with Russia.
- Recent Moscow-Kiev-Washington talks in Abu Dhabi were described as constructive but yielded no agreements.
- An EU official discouraged direct re-engagement with the Kremlin without Russian concessions.
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