Costa and Kallas should represent Europe in negotiations, - Michal
Estonia is proposing to involve European Council President António Costa and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas in the negotiations on Ukraine. At the same time, EU leaders have yet to agree on a single representative for Europe.
According to Censor.NET, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal made this statement in comments to Politico.
He noted that this issue will be discussed at the informal European Council summit in Dublin on Friday, at the initiative of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
In a letter to Funds, she noted that Europe's approach is inconsistent and risks prolonging the war. The President of the European Council agreed to make this issue a priority during the negotiations in Ireland.
"Europe has already chosen its representatives: Council President António Costa and Kaja Kallas. Both are, without a doubt, accountable to the EU member states," said Estonian Prime Minister Michal.
The head of the Estonian government noted that "the mandate of Koshta and Kallas comes directly from the Council," which means that "there is no need to first agree on a specific plan among the member states."
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump and one of the top American negotiators, said this week that "if Europe could identify a single person to speak on its behalf, that would be a greater achievement than getting the Russians to include Europe in the negotiations."
What led up to this?
On the eve of the publication, DW reported that it is unlikely that European Union leaders will agree in the coming days to appoint a single special representative for negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
