The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaya Callas, stated the need to maintain strategic ambiguity in the issue of sending foreign troops to Ukraine. Her comments were made in an interview with the Italian newspaper ANSA .
"Until now, the discussion has been about which countries are ready to send soldiers to Ukraine, and which are not: I believe that nothing can be ruled out and a certain strategic ambiguity should be maintained in this matter," Kallas said.
Callas stressed that Europe could "play its role" if a ceasefire was indeed reached and troops were to be sent to enforce it.
"The choice in this regard remains up to Ukraine in any case," she said.
In addition, Kallas said that she is already "building bridges with the US administration."
” but when I hear messages from member states that have negotiated with the Trump administration… they are no longer saying that ending this war is so easy. Maybe we should ask ourselves if the ceasefire is not good for the Russians, so that they don't give up on their goals, because Ukraine is having a hard time right now, but we are overestimating Moscow: their economy has entered a difficult phase, between sanctions, deficits, inflation, lack of personnel ", Kallas said.
She noted that therefore it is also "in the interests of the United States" to continue supporting Ukraine, since Moscow's victory "will strengthen China, Iran and North Korea, which are already acting together."
The EU reported that there is still no consensus among the members of the European Union regarding sending instructors to Ukraine to train the Ukrainian military.
The Times, citing sources, reported that the military leadership of Great Britain is currently studying the possibility of sending its instructors to Ukraine, first to the west of the country.
The Council (EU) decided to extend the mandate of the EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) for another two years, until November 15, 2026, with a budget allocation of almost 409 million euros for the period from November 14, 2024 to 15 November 2026.
