Overview
- Giovanbattista Fazzolari, a senior aide to Giorgia Meloni, said Mario Draghi would be an excellent choice while stressing any appointment must be agreed by all 27 EU members.
- Multiple Brussels sources said naming an EU special envoy for Ukraine is not currently on the agenda and that talk of an emissary to engage Moscow is premature.
- Political coordination on security guarantees continues under the Coalition of the Willing, with the E3 format of the UK, France and Germany guiding post-war planning.
- If an envoy role were created, sources indicated it would likely sit under the European Council to avoid overlap with the Commission and existing structures.
- In parallel, Emmanuel Macron privately outlined a contingent post‑peace plan for several thousand French troops in Ukraine, with a France Insoumise figure citing 6,000 as a possible number reported by Le Monde.