Dublin summit focuses on Ukraine and Europe’s security

European leaders meeting in Dublin placed Ukraine’s security and Europe’s role in diplomacy at the centre of the ninth European Political Community summit, while Ukraine reported that recent Abu Dhabi talks had produced an agreement for a large prisoner exchange.

The summit, co-chaired by Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin and European Council President António Costa, brought together leaders from across Europe on November 12. Irish officials described it as the largest political gathering in the country’s history, accompanied by a major security operation. Leaders discussed support for Ukraine, cooperation against hybrid threats, technological capacity and access to clean, affordable energy, Martin said at the close.

Ukraine’s presidency said talks held in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11 involving Ukrainian, U.S. and European representatives yielded an agreement for a large exchange of prisoners. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave no count or date for the exchange. The account did not establish that it had been carried out. The talks did not produce a ceasefire, according to reporting on the negotiations.

Costa said concrete progress on Europe’s priorities for Ukraine was limited....