Europe’s negotiators have not yet contacted Russia — Kremlin

Europe’s negotiators have not yet contacted Russia — Kremlin Agence France-Presse previously reported that the EU delegation will include representatives of the European Commission, the European Council, Germany, France, Italy, and Poland, as well as the UKRussian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov© Vladimir Gerdo/TASSMOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Negotiators assigned by Europe have not yet attempted to establish contact with Russia, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "No. Not yet," Peskov told TASS in response to a corresponding question. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Friday that the EU delegation will include representatives of the European Commission, the European Council, Germany, France, Italy, and Poland, as well as the United Kingdom, which is not a European Union member. 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