Europe

EU left in the dark about Trump-Putin meeting within its borders, questions its point

BRUSSELS, Belgium — A general sense of skepticism prevails among European officials and diplomats over U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of planned Ukraine peace talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary. "We can only commend all efforts leading to a ceasefire and long-lasting peace in Ukraine," a EU official, speaking on conditions of anonymity, told the Kyiv Independent. An EU diplomat noted that Washington appeared eager to capitalize on recent diplomatic moves in the Mid