{"id":1401152,"date":"2026-06-03T22:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/europe-together-with-ukraine-is-looking-for-a-way-to-bring-putin-to-the-negotiating-table-media\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:57:57","slug":"europe-together-with-ukraine-is-looking-for-a-way-to-bring-putin-to-the-negotiating-table-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/europe-together-with-ukraine-is-looking-for-a-way-to-bring-putin-to-the-negotiating-table-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Putin to the Table: Europe and Ukraine Search for Leverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"a67fe892-38d6-4829-acd0-dc85adcfc694\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a1cbf69-cf4c-83ea-8c54-63f39d8b2840-8\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a1cbf69-cf4c-83ea-8c54-63f39d8b2840-8\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a1cbf69-cf4c-83ea-8c54-63f39d8b2840-8\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-138\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"37284893-fdb3-41dd-a529-eaa63e1a1256\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"279\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"279\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Ukraine&#8217;s European allies and Kyiv are exploring new ways to increase pressure on Moscow and bring Russia back to meaningful negotiations aimed at ending the war. Discussions focus on identifying leverage that could persuade the Kremlin to engage in serious diplomatic talks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1175\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-03\/germany-france-uk-sketch-plan-to-engage-putin-in-ukraine-talks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is reported<\/a> by Bloomberg, citing sources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1348\">According to the publication, representatives of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have joined the discussion. They have held a series of consultations with the Ukrainian side in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1550\">The agency&#8217;s interlocutors claim that European capitals see an opportunity to intensify the negotiation process, in particular, because US attempts to advance the negotiations have effectively reached a dead end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1676\">In addition, sources indicate increasing losses of the Russian army and successful Ukrainian strikes on targets deep inside Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1833\">Europe also fears that without diplomatic progress, Ukraine could face another difficult winter with new attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"2044\">At the same time, Bloomberg&#8217;s interlocutors emphasize that the allies will not pressure Kyiv or persuade it to make concessions to Moscow. The decision on possible negotiations and their terms, as before, remains with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2226\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In the coming days, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plan to discuss further steps regarding this initiative.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2226\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/finliandiia-hotova-doluchytysia-do-perehovoriv-shchodo-ukrainy\/\">Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Sunday, May 25, announced his readiness to serve as a representative of Europe in potential peace talks with Russia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1194\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ssha-prohnozuiut-novyy-etap-u-peremovynakh-ukrainy-ta-rosii\/\">the US President&#8217;s special representative, Steve Witkoff, stated<\/a> that new progress may appear in the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in the near future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\">\n<p>Also, follow <strong>\u201cPryamyi\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine&#8217;s European allies and Kyiv are exploring new ways to increase pressure on Moscow and bring Russia back to meaningful negotiations aimed at ending the war. Discussions focus on identifying leverage that could persuade the Kremlin to engage in serious diplomatic talks. &nbsp; This is reported by Bloomberg, citing sources. &nbsp; According to the publication, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1358242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76885],"class_list":["post-1401152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1401152"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1401194,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401152\/revisions\/1401194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1358242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1401152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1401152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}