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Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal defended Kaja Kallas and António Costa as Europe's representatives in Ukraine peace negotiations. He rejected concerns that Kallas is too critical of Russia and said Moscow must have no say in Europe's choice. Speaking before a European leaders' summit in Dublin on November 11, Michal said Europe already had people empowered to speak for it, with Costa as European Council President and Kallas as EU foreign policy chief handling foreign affairs. Kyiv Post reported that some European governments doubted Kallas, a former Estonian prime minister and outspoken Kremlin critic, could be an effective negotiator. Other names floated included Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, both in direct contact with Putin, and a France, Germany and Britain format was also proposed. The dispute followed two days of US-mediated talks between Ukrainian and Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi. President Volodymyr Zelensky urged European leaders to choose representatives before the end of November and said ending the war without Europe's participation would be impossible. US envoy Jared Kushner also urged Europe to name a single representative. Michal and Kallas both rejected letting Russia shape Europe's security arrangements, with Kallas saying Putin does not have a veto over European security.