# Europe should not walk into Russia’s ‘traps’ on Ukraine talks, EU’s foreign policy chief Kallas says – Europe live

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/europe-should-not-walk-into-russias-traps-on-ukraine-talks-eus-foreign-policy-chief-kallas-says-europe-live/
- Published: 2026-11-13T12:27:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T13:04:16+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/13/eu-leaders-negotiations-ukraine-russia-dublin-ai-summit-kushner-witkoff-latest-news-updates
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Kallas says Europe should reject Russia’s proposed order for Ukraine talks.
- She argues negotiations should start with a ceasefire.
- She wants a role in the EU team, under a mandate from all 27 states.

## Summary

Kaja Kallas warned that Europe should not follow Russia’s proposed sequence for talks on Ukraine, arguing that it could distract from the absence of a ceasefire and strengthen Moscow’s position. She said negotiations should begin with a ceasefire, then a peace agreement, before moving to other issues, and urged Europe to focus on the war’s aggressor and victim.

Kallas welcomed the United States’ recognition that Europeans must be involved in any Russia-Ukraine deal and said she wants to join the EU negotiating team. She said she would act under a mandate from the bloc’s 27 member states, and argued that Russia seeks a weaker counterpart to advance its maximum demands. She also said the EU should use its own institutions to choose representatives rather than copy the US approach.

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