Officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, the EU and Iran—all of the architects of the nuclear deal minus the U.S. —met in an effort to preserve the agreement, which has been falling apart since Trump scrapped it. More in U.N. Playbook👇
Officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, the EU and Iran — all of the architects of the Iran nuclear deal minus, of course, the United States — met at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday in an effort to preserve the agreement, which has been slowly falling apart since Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from it last year.
You know things are tough when the most upbeat line that Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, could muster after the meeting was: “First of all, the agreement is still in place.” In place, perhaps. Also on life support, definitely.Noting that the deal hinges on Iran complying with limits on its nuclear program in exchange for economic benefits tied to the lifting of economic sanctions, Mogherini said: “On both elements, there is full determination to try and preserve the agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif did not come to the stakeout microphone, but in response to a shouted question, told reporters: “It was a good meeting.” French President Emmanuel Macron is still hoping that his diplomatic flurry in New York this week will ultimately lead to a landmark meeting between Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. But with Trump distracted by the impeachment frenzy, any immediate breakthrough seems increasingly unlikely.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lashed out at the U.S. for denying visas to members of the Russian delegation, including at least 10 foreign ministry employees because they are under U.S.
, and flatter Trump in his July call and Wednesday New York press conference. While Zelensky said his July call with Trump was “normal,” it’s worth remembering that given the standards of Ukraine politics, that is not saying much.and the EU , and it’s now likely that nothing short of investigating the Biden family will keep him in Trump’s good books., POLITICO’s David Herszenhorn writes. Ukraine politics is messy: It comes with corruption, yet it’s a competitive democracy.
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