Baltic states call for talks with Russia – media
Posted on: Feb 05, 2026 01:09 IST | Posted by: Rt
The leaders of ii baltic sea states, republic of latvia and republic of estonia, feature called for talks with Russia after four years of refusing to engage with Moscow, Euronews has reported.
The bloc should appoint a special envoy to reopen diplomatic channels with Russia, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina and Estonian President Alar Karis separately told the outlet on the sidelines of a summit in Dubai on Wednesday.
The idea is dividing major European powers. While it has been backed by French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Merz has dismissed the idea outright.
“We have to be at the negotiation table because Ukrainians themselves have started to negotiate. So why should Europeans not negotiate?” Silina told Euronews.
“We should have a say as well, but you see, we are a bit late. We should have started it, maybe not [US] President [Donald] Trump, but maybe the European Union,” the outlet quoted Karis as saying.
Washington has engaged in direct negotiations with Moscow for nearly a year, while the EU, sidelined from the negotiating table, has relied on slapping sanctions on Russia and backing Ukraine diplomatically, militarily, and financially. Up until now, some member states, including the Baltic nations, have consistently opposed reengagement with Russia.
The inaugural Moscow-Kiev-Washington talks in Abu Dhabi on January 23-24, the first since February 2022, were termed constructive but yielded no concrete agreements.
Following the meeting, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas discouraged Europeans from pursuing direct re-engagement with the Kremlin, demanding that Moscow make concessions first. Russian officials have accused Kiev’s European backers of hindering US-led peace efforts and of increasingly preparing for a direct war against Russia.
The second round of Russia-Ukraine-US talks in Abu Dhabi took place on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would not comment on the results.
Russia has insisted that while it prefers a diplomatic solution to the conflict, it is ready to achieve its goals through military means if talks fail.
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