Kallas: Europe's Security Architecture Should Be Discussed After Peace Deal

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that a ceasefire and peace agreement in Russia's war against Ukraine must take priority over discussions on a broader European security architecture. She made the remarks on the sidelines of the European Political Community meeting in Dublin. Kallas emphasized that shifting focus to Europe's security architecture distracts from stopping the killings in Ukraine. She noted Russia has shown no willingness to end the war, and that Moscow seeks to use such discussions to advance its demands regarding NATO and Europe's security order. Kallas argued Europe already has a security architecture, citing the Helsinki Final Act and Budapest Memorandum, but Russia fails to honor these agreements. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda rejected Kremlin demands to reduce NATO's eastern flank presence, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's security demands aim to preserve its ability to interfere in other countries' affairs.