Some EU leaders caution against talks with Russia

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62% : Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking to reporters before meeting EU leaders at the summit, focused on welcoming the opening of the first phase of EU membership talks on Monday, a key step in Kyiv's efforts to anchor itself in Western political structures as it fights Russia's invasion.
58% : "First of all, there has to be someone on the other side willing for peace," Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said as he arrived at a European Union summit in Brussels.
55% : Earlier this week, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a single EU envoy to handle contacts with Russia over Ukraine.
46% : BRUSSELS, June 18 - Several EU leaders said on Thursday there was no point in rushing into talks with Russia after an EU official said on Wednesday the office of European Council President Antonio Costa had made "brief contacts at diplomatic level" with the Kremlin.
45% : One EU official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday that the brief contacts made by the office of Antonio Costa were meant "to open communication channels" and "nothing was discussed on substance.

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