Europe will not be able to ensure implementation of peace agreement if it is not included in negotiations on Ukraine - Kallas
Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has stated that Europeans will not be able to help implement a ceasefire agreement in the three-year full-scale war if US President Donald Trump does not include them in the negotiation process.
According to Censor.NET, citing "European Pravda", Kallas said this in an interview with AFP during a visit to Washington.
Trump, who is expected to sign a minerals deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, refused to provide Ukraine with American security guarantees and said it was a matter for the Europeans.
Kallas said that in any deal on Ukraine, "the Europeans have to be on board."
"We need to be part of those discussions. I think without it, we can’t provide anything," she said.
Kallas acknowledged that Europe "will not be able to fill the gap that America is leaving" but "the world is watching to see" what more Europe can do.
"I feel that we need to also increase our geopolitical power. If America is turning inwards, Europe is turning outwards," the EU’s chief diplomat added.
As a reminder, US President Donald Trump confirmed the introduction of a 25% tariff on imports from the European Union and said that the union was created to rob the US.
