法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙和德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周四（11月12日）似乎淡化了为欧洲在乌克兰与俄罗斯谈判中指定一名代表的紧迫性。此前华盛顿和基辅方面提出了相关呼吁。
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, November 12, appeared to dismiss the urgency to name a representative for Europe in talks between Ukraine and Russia after calls from Washington and Kyiv.
马克龙在都柏林举行的欧洲领导人会议上表示：“首先，欧洲需要对自身在乌克兰问题上以及为自身所希望达成的目标有清晰而统一的愿景。我认为，内容决定形式。”
"Above all, what is needed is for Europe to have a clear and united vision of what it wants for Ukraine and for itself. I believe that the content determines the format," Macron said at a meeting of European leaders in Dublin.
默茨表示，首先必须让俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京回到乌克兰战争的谈判桌前，然后才能决定是否需要一名特使。默茨对记者说：“关键不在于个人；重要的是普京准备举行会谈。”
Merz said it was first necessary to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table on the Ukraine war before deciding if an envoy was needed. "It's not about individuals; what matters is that Putin is prepared to hold talks," Merz told reporters.
但这位德国领导人欢迎俄罗斯“越来越愿意……承认欧洲事务不能没有欧洲参与。这是好消息。”本周在阿布扎比举行的会谈间隙，英国、法国、德国和意大利的代表在场，但并未直接与俄罗斯会面。默茨支持目前继续沿用这一形式，并加入波兰。
But the German leader welcomed Russia's "growing willingness... to acknowledge that Europe cannot be talked about without Europe. And that is good news." Representatives from Britain, France, Germany and Italy were present on the sidelines of talks in Abu Dhabi this week – but did not meet directly with Russia. Merz backed continuing for now in that format – with the addition of Poland.
欧洲一再就是否需要指定一名单独特使与俄罗斯打交道的问题争执不下。上周，意大利总理焦尔吉娅·梅洛尼抱怨缺乏组织，使这一争论再次成为焦点。
Europe has repeatedly tussled with the issue of whether it needs to name a sole envoy to deal with Russia. The debate was thrust back into the spotlight last week when Italian premier Giorgia Meloni complained over a lack of organization.
此后，随着美国特使贾里德·库什纳和乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基敦促欧洲确定人选，这一议题获得了更多关注。库什纳周四在莫斯科敦促普京让欧洲直接加入谈判。
Since then, it has gained more traction as US envoy Jared Kushner and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have urged Europe to settle on a name. Kushner in Moscow on Thursday urged Putin to let Europe join the negotiations directly.
在都柏林聚会的多位欧盟领导人表示，欧盟已经有合适的官员来处理这项任务。爱沙尼亚总理克里斯滕·米哈尔周三在都柏林接受法新社采访时点名了代表欧盟成员国的欧洲理事会主席安东尼奥·科斯塔和欧盟最高外交官卡娅·卡拉斯。
Several EU leaders at the gathering in Dublin said that the bloc already has the right officials in place to handle the task. Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal named them as Antonio Costa, head of the European Council representing EU member states, and top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas, during an interview with AFP in Dublin on Wednesday.
卢森堡首相吕克·弗里登也表示，欧盟“代表该集团的自然人选”是科斯塔，但他补充说，他“可以接受”另一个人选。
Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden also said the EU's "natural person to represent" the bloc was Costa, but added he "could live" with another name.
卡拉斯曾任爱沙尼亚总理，她似乎暗示自己处于有利位置，但也表示欧洲各国首都可能会另有决定。卡拉斯在周四进入领导人会谈前说：“我们已在2024年6月达成一致，因此我们应当遵守已经达成的协议。当然，如果领导人想另作选择，他们可以这样做。”
Kallas, a former Estonian prime minister, appeared to suggest she was well placed but said European capitals might decide otherwise. "We have agreed in 2024 in June, so we should stick to those agreements that we have in place. Of course, if the leaders want to choose differently, they may do so," Kallas said before heading into leaders' talks on Thursday.
她补充说：“但我向你们保证，那将是一项非常艰难的工程。遵守我们已有的协议要容易得多。”
"But I guarantee you, it's going to be a very hard exercise. It's easier to stick to the agreements we already have," she added.
此前被提出来代表欧洲的其他名字中，还包括芬兰总统亚历山大·斯图布——他是美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的高尔夫球友——以及挪威首相约纳斯·加尔·斯特勒。
Among the other names that have previously been floated to represent Europe are Finnish President Alexander Stubb – a golfing buddy of US President Donald Trump – and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.