Kaja Kallas: Moscow Will Get A Clear Message
- 26.11.2025, 23:55
Russia's summer offensive in Ukraine ended in failure.
Increase pressure on Russia to improve the chances of the current U.S. initiative to end the war in Ukraine, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas urged, writes German Wave.
"To ensure the best outcome for Ukraine and Europe requires accelerating work in this direction. That means more sanctions to deprive Russia of the means to continue the war, and more military and financial support for Ukraine," Kallas said at the end of a video conference with EU foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sibiga on Thursday, November 27.
The European diplomatic chief said there were no signs yet that Russia was ready for a ceasefire. However, "we are getting closer to the goal of putting Russia in a situation where it really has to negotiate," Kaja Kallas said.
In her view, "Russia's summer offensive has failed and the US and EU sanctions are showing a huge effect," with the result that Russia is losing "money and soldiers." If Moscow could achieve its goals militarily, it would have done so long ago, Callas emphasized. Russian President Vladimir Putin is unable to achieve what he wants on the battlefield, so he will now try to achieve his goals at the negotiating table, she added.
With the ongoing work on the US "peace plan," Kaja Kallas called for as much support as possible for Ukraine.
"There are only a small number of conflicts in the world where the situation is as unambiguous," the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy went on to say. "There is an aggressor and there is a victim, and the focus should be on what the aggressor - Russia - should do, not on what the victim - Ukraine - should sacrifice," Kaja Kallas explained.
On the issue of using Russian assets frozen in the EU for Ukraine's needs, Kallas called for a quick solution. According to her, the so-called "reparation loan" is the clearest mechanism to cover Ukraine's financial needs in 2026 and 2027 and in addition "will give Moscow a clear signal that playing for time will not bring it success."