Around 50 heads of state met at the Convention Centre Dublin on November 13, 2026 for the European Political Community summit, rejecting Russia's demand to overhaul post-Cold War security architecture. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Putin before traveling to Dublin to meet Zelensky the same day. The UK sanctioned all 10 of Russia's major oil producers, including Slavneft and Rosneft's LLC Vostok Oil. France's Macron stated US military support for Ukraine had ended.
Dublin EPC summit
- ▪Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attended the European Political Community summit in Dublin
- ▪UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham attended the European Political Community summit in Dublin after attending the UN COP31 climate conference in Turkey
- ▪The European Political Community summit in Dublin was held during Ireland's six-month presidency of the EU Council
- ▪The European Political Community summit in Dublin was described as the largest ever political and diplomatic event held in Ireland
- ▪Approximately 50 heads of state and senior European Union officials attended the European Political Community summit in Dublin
- ▪The EPC summit was held
European role in peace talks
- ▪Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated there can be no progress in securing a peace agreement in Ukraine without European input
- ▪Volodymyr Zelensky told the European Political Community summit that Europe must become a regular part of Ukraine peace negotiations
- ▪A 'Friends of Ukraine' group meeting took place as part of the EPC summit
- ▪French President Emmanuel Macron stated there was no more US military support for Ukraine as of November 13, 2026
- ▪European Council President Antonio Costa stated that the future of European security cannot be discussed and decided without Europe
Russia security architecture rejection
- ▪European Council President Antonio Costa stated that Ukraine, as a sovereign nation, must be free to choose its own alliances and partnerships
- ▪European Council President Antonio Costa stated that Russia had decided to undermine European security by force, culminating in the invasion of Ukraine
- ▪Volodymyr Zelensky stated that US-Russia talks were addressing a proposed new security framework between Europe and Russia, which Ukraine found strange
- ▪Volodymyr Zelensky warned European leaders at the Dublin summit that Russia seeks to reshape the security framework of the European continent
US diplomatic shuttle diplomacy
- ▪US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 13, 2026 before traveling to Dublin to meet Volodymyr Zelensky
- ▪US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were scheduled to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin on the evening of November 13, 2026
- ▪Talks between delegations from Ukraine, Russia, and the US took place in Abu Dhabi on November 12, 2026
- ▪Volodymyr Zelensky described the US-mediated talks as serious, based on reports from the Ukrainian delegation
Starlink restrictions on Ukraine
- ▪Volodymyr Zelensky raised concern at the European Political Community summit about speed restrictions on SpaceX's Starshield satellite internet service over occupied parts of Ukraine
- ▪Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Starshield speed restriction was limiting Ukraine's ability to intercept fast-moving jet-powered Russian drones, resulting in more civilian casualties
- ▪Volodymyr Zelensky told EPC delegates that SpaceX's Starshield satellite internet service had a 100mph speed restriction imposed over occupied parts of Ukraine where Russian drone attacks are launched
UK sanctions on Russia
- ▪A UK sanctions package targeting Russia's major oil producers included measures against Rosneft's flagship Arctic oil and gas project, LLC Vostok Oil
- ▪A UK sanctions package targeting Russia's major oil producers included measures against shadow fleet vessels illicitly transporting Russian oil
- ▪The UK announced sanctions against all 10 of Russia's major oil producers on November 13, 2026
- ▪UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham co-chaired a security and defence roundtable focused on Ukraine
Perspective of Ukraine / Volodymyr Zelensky
- ▪Zelensky warned that SpaceX's Starshield 100mph speed restriction over occupied Ukraine was causing more civilian casualties by limiting drone interception
- ▪Zelensky described US-Russia discussions on a new European security framework as strange, given Europe's exclusion from those talks
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