European leaders: Talks on Russia-Ukraine conflict without Europe 'unacceptable'

Odaily Planet Daily News: Regarding the US's "unilateral" negotiations with Russia on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, leaders of many European countries recently stated during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) that negotiations without the participation of European countries and Ukraine are "unacceptable". Merz, chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, said at the MSC that Europe must participate in negotiations to end the Ukrainian war, "Russia and the United States are negotiating without the participation of Ukraine and European countries, which is absolutely unacceptable." Finnish President Stubb told reporters during the MSC: "Without Europeans, we cannot discuss or negotiate about the future of Ukraine or the European security structure. But Europe needs to unite and do more with less talk." (Jin Shi)