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Europe ready to discuss conflict-prevention mechanisms with Russia, including limits on missile deployments, FT reports

European countries are ready to talk with Russia about reviving mechanisms for preventing military conflict that were frozen during the Cold War, European diplomats told the Financial Times.

These include agreements limiting the deployment of certain types of missiles and the Open Skies Treaty, which allowed the United States and the Soviet Union to monitor each other’s military facilities.

The diplomats doubt that the talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States now underway in Abu Dhabi will produce a breakthrough. Still, the Europeans believe they need a seat at the table to support Ukraine and ensure that decisions about European security aren’t made without Europe.

According to the FT, Donald Trump’s administration is trying to persuade Moscow to agree to include European countries in the talks.

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