European governments have rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's suggestion of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder representing them in future European security talks. This decision comes as EU foreign ministers met in Brussels.

European governments have rejected a suggestion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could represent them in possible future talks with Moscow on the continent’s security. Putin said on Saturday he believed the war in Ukraine was coming to an end and that he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe, with Schroeder as his ‌preferred partner. But European Union foreign ministers, attending a meeting in Brussels on Monday,...