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Former Russian spy says Meloni could engage Putin on Ukraine

Giorgia Meloni is Europe’s strongest prospect for drawing Vladimir Putin into talks on a workable Ukraine peace deal, according to a retired Russian intelligence officer. But Sergei, whose full name was withheld, said there was no sign the Russian president wanted to end the war.

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Former Russian spy says Meloni could engage Putin on Ukraine

Sergei, a former officer with Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, described the Italian prime minister as charismatic, decisive and unpredictable. “She can be reckless and Putin can relate to that … Yes. Meloni definitely interests him,” he told EUobserver.

EU leaders are due to discuss creating a high-level envoy for Russia at a summit in Dublin on Friday, 13 November. The discussion follows Meloni’s complaint to European Council President António Costa that European diplomacy on the war was a mess.

For the next round of US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday, 10–11 November, Europe will be represented by eight officials from France, Germany, Italy, the UK, the European Commission, the European Council and Nato. The EU plans to appoint a more senior Russia negotiator, or a group of negotiators, at its next formal summit on 17 December, as US President Donald Trump renews his promise of an imminent peace deal.

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