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Costa names European talks team as Robinson warns over preconditions

The Dublin summit report pairs plans for joint European representation with Mary Robinson's concerns about how negotiations are being approached.

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0:22Zelenskyy meets US envoys as European leaders consider a joint negotiating team for Ukraine peace talks.
3:07Mitchell reports Russian strikes, civilian injuries and energy damage in Ukraine, alongside Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia.
5:00The live summit update examines European representation and the logistics of the Dublin gathering.
7:48Lenihan describes security sweeps and an alert concerning a suspicious object at Merrion Square.
9:29Robinson questions the approach to Ukraine talks and urges the EU to act on its values over Gaza.
13:08Robinson calls for faster movement away from fossil fuels while discussing climate targets and energy poverty.

Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Poland would represent Europe alongside EU institutions at the next Ukraine peace talks, European Council President António Costa said after leaders met in Dublin.

Ireland's public broadcaster RTÉ News reports that Costa described the proposed E5-and-EU arrangement as a team effort, with Europe needing to speak with one united voice. His argument was that European security begins with Ukraine's security.

The report shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting US envoys at Baldonnel, near Dublin, as European leaders discuss their place in US-brokered negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow. US envoy Jared Kushner says his team has been working closely with Europeans for several months. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warns against walking into traps set by Russia.

But the broadcast also gives space to a caution about the terms on which Europe might participate. Former Irish president Mary Robinson, a former UN human rights commissioner, says: "I'm concerned that Europe may be in some difficulty in how it may be entering into the talks." She raises concerns about preconditions, rather than simply whether European representatives will have seats at the table.

Alongside the diplomacy, correspondent Fiona Mitchell reports on overnight Russian strikes across Ukrainian regions, civilian injuries and damage to energy infrastructure, as well as Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia. DTEK chief executive Maxim Timchenko identifies electricity transmission as the central difficulty: generating enough power does not mean it can reach the people who need it.

A live report outside Dublin's Convention Centre returns to the representation question and the summit's security operation, including an alert over a suspicious object at Merrion Square.

Robinson's studio interview follows her receipt of the European Order of Merit. She urges stronger EU action over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying Europe is failing to act on its values, before turning to climate targets, energy poverty and a faster transition away from fossil fuels.