{"id":2403087,"date":"2025-02-15T17:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-envoy-says-europe-wont-be-at-negotiating-table-for-ukraine-russia-peace-talks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T17:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:48:17","slug":"us-envoy-says-europe-wont-be-at-negotiating-table-for-ukraine-russia-peace-talks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-envoy-says-europe-wont-be-at-negotiating-table-for-ukraine-russia-peace-talks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US envoy says Europe won\u2019t be at negotiating table for Ukraine-Russia peace talks &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-envoy-says-europe-wont-be-at-negotiating-table-for-ukraine-russia-peace-talks-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a recent conference \u2063in Munich, U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-officials-resign-following-protest-at-capitol-building-which-left-4-people-dead\/\" title=\"Trump admin. officials resign following protest at Capitol Building, which left 4 people dead\">special envoy<\/a>\u2064 Keith \u2063Kellogg announced that European leaders woudl not be included \u200bin the peace talks aimed at resolving the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. This statement \u200dsparked outrage among European officials,\u2062 with French \u200dPresident\u200c Emmanuel Macron calling for an emergency meeting with other European leaders to address the situation. \u200dKellogg\u200c emphasized that while ukraine will participate in \u2064the\u200c negotiations, he urged European countries to contribute more \u2064actively by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-deep-state-announces-its-plan-to-destroy-the-next-trump-administration\/\" title=\"Deep State plots to dismantle future Trump administration\">increasing \u2064defense spending<\/a> and proposing concrete ideas.\u2063 Finland&#8217;s President Alexander Stubb criticized the exclusion of \u200bEurope \u2064from talks, asserting that discussions \u2063about ukraine&#8217;s future\u200d cannot occur without European involvement. Following these \u2062remarks, a meeting\u200d involving leaders\u2063 from the UK, italy, Poland, and Germany is expected \u200bto take place, focusing on Europe&#8217;s role in the peace \u200dprocess and its stance on NATO membership for Ukraine. \u200bThe <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">dialog surrounding ending<\/a> the war in Ukraine has intensified recently, especially after President Trump engaged in talks with Russian \u2063President Vladimir Putin, who agreed to\u200c move forward with negotiations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US envoy says Europe won&rsquo;t be at negotiating table for Ukraine-Russia peace talks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1993992\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s special envoy for the Ukraine-Russia conflict signaled on Saturday that Europe would not be involved in the peace talks to end the war, leading to outrage from European leaders and a call for an emergency meeting by French President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>At the Munich Security Conference, where top <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">European<\/a> leaders have gathered this weekend to discuss the war in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> among other issues, U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg was asked whether he could pledge that both Ukrainians and Europeans would be at the negotiating table for talks to end the three-year conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Kellogg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/15\/ukraine-peace-talks-will-not-include-europe-us-envoy-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> that &ldquo;the answer to that last question, just as you framed it, is no,&rdquo; while adding that Ukraine will &ldquo;of course&rdquo; be involved in the peace talks.<\/p>\n<p>However, he still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/15\/europe-will-not-take-part-in-us-russia-talks-ukraine-kellogg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"urged\">urged<\/a> European countries to &ldquo;get into the debate&rdquo; about the war, including by increasing their defense spending.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And to my European friends, I would say: &lsquo;Get into the debate, not by complaining that you might, yes or no, be at the table, but by coming up with concrete proposals, ideas, ramp up [defense] spending,&rsquo;&rdquo; Kellogg said.<\/p>\n<p>European leaders were quick to respond to the comments, with Finnish President Alexander Stubb saying there&rsquo;s &ldquo;no way&rdquo; any peace talks can go on without Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no way in which we can have discussions or negotiations about Ukraine, Ukraine&rsquo;s future or European security structure, without Europeans,&rdquo; Stubb said.&nbsp;&ldquo;But this means that Europe needs to get its act together. Europe needs to talk less and do more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Macron also immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/15\/europe-will-not-take-part-in-us-russia-talks-ukraine-kellogg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called\">called<\/a> for an emergency meeting in Paris with European leaders that is likely slated for Monday, shortly after the conference&rsquo;s conclusion. The countries in attendance will be the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Germany, according to the <em>Guardian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That meeting is expected to include discussions on U.S. efforts to exclude European leaders from the peace talks and the position&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;should adopt on NATO membership for Ukraine, something that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3317752\/pete-hegseth-pre-2014-borders-unrealistic-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> is unrealistic in any peace negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Talks on an end to the war in Ukraine have accelerated over the past week after Trump on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3318154\/trump-putin-speak-agree-end-ukraine-war-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"spoke\">spoke<\/a> with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who agreed to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-details-lengthy-and-highly-productive-talk-with-putin-hints-at-successful-conclusion-of-ukraine-war\/\" title=\"Trump Details &#039;Lengthy and Highly Productive&#039; Talk with Putin, Hints at &#039;Successful Conclusion&#039; of ... War\">start negotiations immediately<\/a>.&rdquo; The president tasked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, national security adviser Michael Waltz, and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff to lead those negotiations. Kellogg was not named in the announcement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1993992\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1993992\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US envoy states Europe won&#8217;t join Ukraine-Russia peace talks, sparking outrage and an emergency meeting call from Macron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2403088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kellogg-europe-ukraine-russia-talks.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3817,8447,38128,4280,6991],"class_list":["post-2403087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-diplomacy","tag-europe","tag-peace-talks","tag-russia","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kellogg-europe-ukraine-russia-talks.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403087"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403091,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403087\/revisions\/2403091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}