EU's top diplomat: No ceasefire, no peace talks with Russia
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Mon, 12 May 2025 14:12:15 +0300
Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has accused Russia of playing games and said that a ceasefire must be established before any negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine begin. Source Kallas during her visit to London on 12 May, writes the Guardian, as reported by European Pravda Details Kallas mentioned more than 100 Russian drones that the Russian Federation used to attack Ukraine overnight. We have to put pressure on Russia to really want peace and to sit down and to talk with Ukraine, she asserted, accusing Moscow of playing games.
If they are continuing bombing Ukraine all the time, if theres no ceasefire, there cant be talks under fire, the head of EU diplomacy told reporters.
Background Spanish Foreign Minister Jos Manuel Albares believes that if a potential meeting in Istanbul on Thursday 15 May is only a way for the Russian Federation to waste time, then it makes no sense. In his latenight address on 11 May, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin stated he was ready for direct negotiations with Kyiv in Istanbul on Thursday 15 May.
US President Donald Trump publicly called on Ukraine to accept Russias proposal for direct negotiations in Trkiye, despite the Kremlins refusal to agree to a 30day ceasefire demanded by Kyiv and its Western allies.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reaffirmed that Ukraine expects a full and lasting ceasefire from Russia starting 12 May, and declared that he will personally be waiting for the Kremlin leader in Istanbul for potential peace talks.
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