French, German, British Ambassadors Attend Talks at Russian Foreign Ministry
Main Diplomatic Meeting in Moscow
MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuters) - The ambassadors of France, Germany and Britain arrived for a meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement that did not provide a reason or any further detail.
Arrival of the Ambassadors
The ministry published video of the three diplomats arriving and entering the building in central Moscow.
Background: The E3 and Ukraine
Recent E3-Ukraine Summit
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain - who head an informal security alliance called the E3 that is one of Ukraine's main sources of international support - met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in London last Sunday, where they said they supported his call for a ceasefire.
Key Agreements from Downing Street Meeting
Ceasefire and Security Guarantees
At the meeting in Downing Street, the four agreed that the current line of contact between Russian and Ukrainian forces should be the starting point for talks; that Ukraine should have legally binding security guarantees, including the deployment of a multinational force; and that frozen Russian financial assets would remain immobilised until Russia had compensated Ukraine for the damage caused by the war.
Russian and U.S. Positions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stuck to his hardline stance on the war, but he also suggested last week that U.S. President Donald Trump's proposals for peace could help end the fighting.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
