EU's Kallas rejects idea of single negotiator for talks with Russia

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has rejected the idea of appointing a single EU negotiator for potential talks with Russia, TASS reported.

Kallas, who serves as the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said the bloc first needs to reach internal agreement on its "core interests" before any such diplomatic framework can be established.

She defined those core interests as achieving "a sustainable and long-lasting peace" and ensuring Russia's "accountability" — two benchmarks the EU would expect any future negotiation process to reflect.

The remarks signal resistance within EU leadership to proposals that would consolidate the bloc's negotiating posture into a single representative, an arrangement some member states and outside parties have floated as a way to streamline potential diplomacy with Moscow.

Kallas gave no timeline for when the internal EU discussion on those core interests would take place.