Key facts
- Kallas said Russia had signed numerous agreements underpinning European security but had failed to respect them.
- Kallas said European security discussions should follow EU treaties and institutions, not ad hoc formats.
- Kallas said she expected some European countries to give their suspicions on hoax bomb threats across the bloc.
- Kallas spoke to Reuters on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on November 9 that she saw little sign of goodwill from Russia to negotiate a settlement to the war in Ukraine. In an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris, she said Moscow had already signed up to numerous agreements underpinning European security but had failed to respect them.
Kallas said any future discussions on European security should be led by the European Union in line with its treaties and institutional structures, rather than through ad hoc formats. "It is clear that the big countries want to talk also to big countries," she said. "But when it comes to European security issues, then the European Union has very clear lines in place. We have the treaties," she said.
She added that she expected some European countries to also provide their suspicions on a spate of hoax bomb threats across the bloc in the coming days. The report gave no further detail on the threats or on which countries she meant.