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EU's Kallas says Russia not truly interested in peace in Ukraine
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Posted on May 13, 2025
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Posted on May 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
EU's Kaja Kallas doubts Russia's interest in peace with Ukraine, citing ongoing bombings. Zelenskiy demands Putin's presence for talks.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday she does not think Russia is truly interested in establishing peace in Ukraine.
"I don't think they (Russia) are interested in peace. They are still bombing Ukraine. If they were interested in peace, they could stop right now," Kallas told reporters at a democracy summit in Copenhagen.
"Russia is clearly playing games, trying to buy time," she said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
An aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday the Ukrainian leader would only attend talks on Ukraine this week if Putin is also there, challenging the Kremlin to show it is genuine about seeking peace.
(Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen, editing by Louise Rasmussen, Terje Solsvik and Essi Lehto)
The article discusses EU's Kaja Kallas expressing skepticism about Russia's interest in peace with Ukraine.
Kallas stated she does not believe Russia is truly interested in peace, citing ongoing bombings in Ukraine.
Zelenskiy demands that Putin be present at the peace talks to show genuine interest from Russia.
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