BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders insisted on Thursday that no decisions can be taken about the future of war-ravaged Ukraine without its consent — or behind the backs of its partners in Europe, barely a month before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, speaks with European Council President Antonio Costa as they arrive for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. BRUSSELS — European Union leaders insisted on Thursday that no decisions can be taken about the future of war-ravaged Ukraine without its consent — or behind the backs of its partners in Europe, barely a month before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
"Only Ukraine as the aggressed country can legitimately define what peace means —and if and when the conditions are met for credible negotiations," summit host António Costa said at the end of the daylong meeting of the 27-nation bloc. The priority now, they say, must be to strengthen Ukraine's hand, should Zelenskyy decide it's time to negotiate.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof underlined that only Ukraine can determine the conditions for talks,"and it is not for us to talk about that. At the moment, Ukraine has not yet indicated that they are prepared to do so."
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