Ukraine asks Europe to broker ‘airport ceasefire’ with Putin – POLITICO

BRUSSELS — Ukraine wants Europe to help revive stalled peace efforts with Russia by pursuing a narrow first step: a mutual halt to attacks on each side's airports.

The idea, floated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, would give European leaders a concrete role in diplomacy at a time when U.S.-led talks between Moscow and Kyiv have slowed, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown little appetite for a broader deal to end the war.

"We probably need a new role of Europe in our peace efforts," Sybiha told POLITICO on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. "Maybe we would try to resolve or to achieve a so-called airport ceasefire."