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Kallas warns Europe against Russia's negotiating trap ahead of Dublin summit
The EU foreign policy chief rejected Kremlin security demands as a precondition, calling instead for Europe to present its own maximum demands.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Friday that Russia is trying to draw Europe into talks on the continent's security architecture while bypassing the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Speaking ahead of an informal EU leaders' meeting in Dublin, Kallas rejected Kremlin claims of security concerns outright. "We have one aggressor and one victim," she told reporters, arguing that the aggressor does not have security concerns since nobody has ever attacked Russia, whereas Russia has attacked others.
Kallas called on Europe to present its own maximum demands rather than engage with Moscow's framing, and pushed back against Kremlin opposition to her participation in peace negotiations.
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- PrimaryKyiv Post