Zelensky says Europe must be at the table in Russia-Ukraine talks

Zelensky's framing shifts the diplomatic question from whether Washington engages Moscow to whether Europe has a seat at the table — a structural point, since European capitals carry much of the financial and security burden of the conflict but have so far been on the periphery of the trilateral format. The emphasis on prisoner exchanges as a near-term deliverable signals a preference for incremental, verifiable outcomes over grand settlements, which matters for how any talks are judged. Whether the Abu Dhabi format widens to include European participants is the open question worth watching.