Russia ‘pretending’ to negotiate on Ukraine while ‘bombing civilians’: Kallas

European Commission High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas looks on during an informal meeting on regional security and continued support for Ukraine in Warsaw on Sunday. | AGENCJA WYBORCZA.PL / VIA REUTERS

Nov 10, 2026

PARIS – The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said on Monday she saw little sign of Russian goodwill to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, adding Moscow had already signed up to numerous agreements underpinning European security but had failed to respect them.

Kallas was speaking on the sidelines of a Group of Seven ministerial meeting ahead of trilateral discussions on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi between Ukraine, Russia and the United States. Officials from France, Britain, Germany, NATO and the European Commission will also be in the Emirati capital.

“So far they have just been pretending that they negotiate because we haven’t seen any goodwill from the Russian side,” Kallas said in an interview in Paris.

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