Kallas: EU, US together supporting Ukraine can push Russia into ceasefire
Kallas sat down with NHK for an exclusive interview in Brussels on Wednesday. The remark comes as the administration of US President Donald Trump has started considering putting more pressure on Russia.
She described Trump's recent announcement that the US would send more weapons to Ukraine through NATO members as "definitely a positive sign."
She added she hopes that the US is also "going forward with the sanctions or higher tariffs for Russia" to deprive it of funding the conflict with Ukraine.
Kallas went on to say: "And if we both send the signals to Russia that you can't outlast us, we will support Ukraine. You can't, you know, outfight us, then this will also change the calculus of Russia."
She was then asked about US media reports on remarks Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made during a meeting with Kallas.
The reports quoted Wang as saying that Beijing cannot accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine because that could allow the US to turn its full attention to China.
Kallas confirmed that he made the remark, and said she was surprised. She said she intends to strengthen efforts to stop China from providing Russia with dual-use goods.
As for the EU-Japan relationship, Kallas said the two sides are "very like-minded partners on almost all the issues," and expressed the need to boost bilateral cooperation.
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