European Council President: EU Should Be Prepared to Resume Dialogue with Russia

MetaMuskRat · 2026-03-19T03:52:07+00:00

People's Finance News, March 17 — On the 17th local time, European Council President Costa stated that the European Union should prepare for dialogue with Russia in the future, although the timing is not yet ripe. Costa emphasized that future dialogue should focus on European security and Ukraine's peace issues, rather than energy topics. He pointed out that at the current stage, the EU's main task remains to increase economic pressure on Russia and continue to support Ukraine with all available means. Costa stated that the EU is committed to reducing its dependence on Russian energy and will not negotiate with Russia on energy prices at present. (CCTV News)

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2026-03-19 03:52:07

European Council President Charles Michel stated on March 17th that the EU should prepare for future dialogue with Russia, even though the timing is not yet right. Michel emphasized that future discussions should focus on European security and peace in Ukraine, rather than energy issues. He pointed out that at this stage, the main task for the EU remains increasing economic pressure on Russia and continuing to support Ukraine by all available means. Michel also said that the EU is working to reduce dependence on Russian energy and is not currently negotiating energy prices with Russia. (CCTV News)

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