法国呼吁欧盟与俄罗斯直接对话以维护欧洲利益

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<p><strong>The bloc should assert its interests without delegating responsibility to others, Jean-Noel Barrot has said

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<p>The European Union needs a direct channel of communication with Russia, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said. The bloc has refused to communicate with Moscow for four years, folllowing the escalation of the Ukraine conflict.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The remarks echo growing concern among EU members that their influence has been reduced by US President Donald Trump, who for months has sought to broker an end to the Ukraine conflict through direct talks with both Kiev and Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have called on the EU to appoint a special envoy to Russia to ensure the bloc has a seat at the table.</p>
<p>In an interview with Liberation published on Sunday, Barrot said France had <em>&ldquo;never ruled out, in principle, engaging with Russia,&rdquo;</em> provided such talks were conducted transparently with Ukraine and the EU and were <em>&ldquo;beneficial.&rdquo;</em></p>
<p><em>&ldquo;The Europeans, who are now Ukraine&rsquo;s main financial and military backers, must have a channel to assert their interests, without delegating responsibility to anyone else,&rdquo;</em> he said.</p>

            
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<p>In December, Macron urged Europe to reopen talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to help resolve the Ukraine conflict, warning that otherwise negotiations could proceed without European involvement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that Putin was open to dialogue with Macron if there was <em>&ldquo;mutual political will.&rdquo;</em> Any potential conversation, however, should not be used by one side <em>&ldquo;to read lectures&rdquo;</em> to the other and must serve a clear purpose, he said.</p>
<p>The Russian and French leaders last had a phone call in July. The conversation was their first direct contact since early 2022, when the Ukraine conflict escalated.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, however, has ruled out any direct talks with Moscow, saying last month the bloc has nothing to <em>&ldquo;offer&rdquo;</em> Russia and will instead rely on <em>&ldquo;more pressure&rdquo;</em> over negotiations. She dismissed reopening diplomatic channels, arguing that US concessions to Ukraine are already significant and the EU has no leverage to entice Moscow.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Russian officials have repeatedly stated they are open to good-faith negotiations, provided the West respects Russia&rsquo;s security concerns and abandons the goal of inflicting a strategic defeat through Ukraine.</p>
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  "translated_title": "法国呼吁欧盟与俄罗斯直接对话以维护欧洲利益",
  "theme": "Europe Politics",
  "event_type": "politics",
  "commodity_sector": "",
  "summary": "法国外长让-诺埃尔·巴罗呼吁欧盟建立与俄罗斯的直接沟通渠道，以在乌克兰冲突中维护欧洲利益，避免责任外移，但欧盟内部对此存在分歧。",
  "key_facts": [
    "法国外长让-诺埃尔·巴罗主张欧盟应与俄罗斯建立直接沟通渠道，以维护欧洲利益，避免将责任委托给他人。",
    "欧盟已四年未与俄罗斯沟通，自乌克兰冲突升级以来中断联系。",
    "法国总统马克龙和意大利总理梅洛尼呼吁欧盟任命对俄特使，确保欧盟在谈判中有席位。",
    "欧盟外交政策负责人卡娅·卡拉斯排除与俄罗斯直接谈判的可能性，主张施加更多压力而非对话。",
    "俄罗斯官员表示愿意进行善意谈判，前提是西方尊重俄罗斯的安全关切并放弃通过乌克兰造成战略失败的目标。",
    "马克龙去年12月警告，若不重启与普京的对话，谈判可能在没有欧洲参与的情况下进行。"
  ],
  "mentioned_commodities": [],
  "data_points": [
    {
      "name": "欧盟与俄罗斯沟通中断时间",
      "value": "4",
      "unit": "年",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "自乌克兰冲突升级以来"
    },
    {
      "name": "俄法领导人上次通话时间",
      "value": "2022年7月",
      "unit": "日期",
      "direction": "unknown",
      "context": "自2022年初乌克兰冲突升级后的首次直接接触"
    }
  ],
  "uncertainty_notes": [
    "未明确欧盟是否已采取具体行动建立对俄沟通渠道或任命特使。",
    "未提供欧盟内部支持与反对直接对话的具体成员国名单或比例。",
    "未说明俄罗斯对欧盟直接对话提议的正式回应细节。",
    "未提及美国在乌克兰冲突谈判中的当前角色或立场变化。"
  ]
}

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