EU officials displeased with Kallas, reports Politico
The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has faced criticism from nearly a dozen EU officials due to her hawkish position on Russia and her leadership style, as reported by PMG, citing unnamed sources. Kallas' troubles reportedly began on...
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The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has faced criticism from nearly a dozen EU officials due to her hawkish position on Russia and her leadership style, as reported by PMG, citing unnamed sources.
Kallas' troubles reportedly began on her first day in office in December, when she tweeted, “The European Union wants Ukraine to win this war” against Russia. This statement reportedly raised concerns among several EU officials who felt that the former Estonian prime minister had overstepped established language norms only a day into her new role.
One official expressed that, “If you listen to her, it seems we are at war with Russia, which is not the EU line,” highlighting a discrepancy between Kallas' rhetoric and the commonly held EU stance.
Kallas has consistently been a strong critic of Russia, advocating for heightened military support for Ukraine. Her push to increase EU military aid to Ukraine to as much as €40 billion this year has faced pushback from member states such as Italy and Spain, who do not view Moscow as an immediate threat. Nonetheless, she maintains support from EU countries in the north and east, as noted by PMG.
Russia has openly condemned Kallas' remarks, referring to them as “rabidly Russophobic” and “undiplomatic,” while accusing her of seeking to militarize the situation during ongoing US-brokered peace talks concerning Ukraine.
Furthermore, Kallas has reportedly been criticized for continuing to operate as if she were still a prime minister, failing to consult diplomats from member countries prior to making sensitive proposals.
Questions have arisen regarding Kallas' relationship with the United States. Following the abrupt cancellation of her February meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, attributed to “scheduling issues,” sources have indicated that Kallas did not provide a clear agenda in advance to her US counterparts.
After a contentious exchange in February involving US President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, Kallas tweeted, “The free world needs a new leader.” This apparent criticism of Trump reportedly alarmed countries keen to maintain robust relations with the US administration.
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Kallas' troubles reportedly began on her first day in office in December, when she tweeted, “The European Union wants Ukraine to win this war” against Russia. This statement reportedly raised concerns among several EU officials who felt that the former Estonian prime minister had overstepped established language norms only a day into her new role.
One official expressed that, “If you listen to her, it seems we are at war with Russia, which is not the EU line,” highlighting a discrepancy between Kallas' rhetoric and the commonly held EU stance.
Kallas has consistently been a strong critic of Russia, advocating for heightened military support for Ukraine. Her push to increase EU military aid to Ukraine to as much as €40 billion this year has faced pushback from member states such as Italy and Spain, who do not view Moscow as an immediate threat. Nonetheless, she maintains support from EU countries in the north and east, as noted by PMG.
Russia has openly condemned Kallas' remarks, referring to them as “rabidly Russophobic” and “undiplomatic,” while accusing her of seeking to militarize the situation during ongoing US-brokered peace talks concerning Ukraine.
Furthermore, Kallas has reportedly been criticized for continuing to operate as if she were still a prime minister, failing to consult diplomats from member countries prior to making sensitive proposals.
Questions have arisen regarding Kallas' relationship with the United States. Following the abrupt cancellation of her February meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, attributed to “scheduling issues,” sources have indicated that Kallas did not provide a clear agenda in advance to her US counterparts.
After a contentious exchange in February involving US President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, Kallas tweeted, “The free world needs a new leader.” This apparent criticism of Trump reportedly alarmed countries keen to maintain robust relations with the US administration.
Max Fischer for TROIB News
