Exclusive: EU's Kallas says US 'can't negotiate on our behalf' on lifting Russia sanctions
In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas discusses the war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and a possible change in US President Donald Trump's foreign policy following the US midterm elections. The former Estonian prime minister, who is now the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, also reaffirms the EU's…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas voiced skepticism on Monday about Russia's willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. She argued that Moscow had signed numerous agreements supporting European security but had not upheld them. Kallas made her remarks while attending a Group of Seven ministerial meeting ahead of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States, alongside officials from France, Britain, Germany, NATO, and the European Commission.
Kallas stated, "So far they have just been pretending that they negotiate because we haven’t seen any goodwill from the Russian side."
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