Moscow says it will not dictate EU delegation's participation in Ukraine talks

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Moscow, which had previously insisted that European representatives had no place at the negotiating table, has now softened its stance.

Moscow has signalled for the first time that it would not oppose a European representatives taking part in negotiations on Ukraine, thereby confirming about the possible participation of an EU delegation in the next round of peace talks.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow had no intention to dictate who should represent the EU at the negotiating table, even though it had previously insisted that EU representatives had "no business" there."We cannot and do not want to set conditions for their negotiating team.

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