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EU leaders agreed that Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Poland and EU institutions will represent Europe in negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Ukrainska Pravda reported the agreement, while Politico said EU leaders were close to agreeing on the negotiating team. European Council President António Costa said the EU chose a team rather than a single envoy to ensure unity in the talks, and Ukrinform quoted Merz saying Europe would be represented for the first time at the upcoming peace talks.