Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin on Thursday, where both leaders were attending the ninth European Political Community summit. Footage released from the summit showed the two leaders talking at a table with a third person.
Speaking to reporters in the Irish capital, Rama criticised the European Union’s approach to the war, saying Europe had made a mistake by failing to keep a channel of communication open with Moscow while providing military aid to Kyiv.
“The question is who we can trust” would misstate Rama’s point. He said:
“The question isn’t who we can trust. The question is what’s in our best interests as a European community. I believe it was a very big mistake to leave diplomacy to others, to outsource it, and to focus solely on military support for Ukraine, which is the right thing to do, without keeping a channel of dialogue open with Russia. Whether we like it or not, Russia isn’t going anywhere. It’s going to stay where it is. And the continent’s future is a shared one that we need to work towards using every means available. We need to talk while continuing to support Ukraine throughout,” Rama said.
European security and cooperation among European countries are high on the agenda at the ninth European Political Community summit in Dublin. During his visit, Rama is expected to meet with leaders of European institutions and fellow heads of government.
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