If europe is left out of peace talks between russia and ukraine, a deal wouldn Bollywood, eu foreign policy Chief KAF KAJA KALAF KALLAS TOLD CNBC at the Munich Security CONFERENCE on Saturday.
“For Anything to work it has to have ukrainians and europeans as a part of it, because ukrainians and europeans are the ones who need to also also implement the deal here she told CNBC’s Silvia amaro on the sidelines of the msc.
Kallas’ Comments Come after Us Vice President JD Vance Stunned European Office Ion.
In his address, Vance said The threat to europe came from within, raather than from adversaries.
“The threat that I worry about about Vis a visa is not russia, it’s not china, it’s not any other external actor. Some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the united state of America. “
Needless to say, The comments were met with a stony Silence in Europe, and Were the Strongest Signal Yet of a Widening ideological and Geopolitical Rift Between the Two Powers Since President DonalD Trump Camp Camp Camp Camp Camp Camp Camp
Earlier Eu Official Kallas Responded to Vance’s Speech on FridaySaying it was like the Vice President was “Trying to Pick a Fight” with Europe.
“Listening to that speech, they try to pick a fight with us and we don’t want to a pick a fight with our friends,” Kallas said at the munich event, reuters.
Kallas Told CNBC on Saturday that Europe “Can Deal With Our OWN Domestic Problems, The Things That We Need to Discuss with Our Friends and Allies are how we are opposing the threats the threats that come from out of ups ransatlantic communication. “
Vance ‘Undiplomatic’ but not Completely Wrong
Finnish Officials Told CNBC Saturday that Vance’s Speech Had Touched a Nereve in Europe, but that there was elements of truth with the address, with europe and memebers Needing to Increase Defense
Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen Told CNBC that Free Speech Had Always Been Prised in Europe and that She Hoped Vance’s Speech Have Included more “Ideas” Ideas “on how to achiave us.
“At the day of the day it is about freedom, who is challenging freedom? It is the autocrats like russia and china and north korea. Try having that speech in Russia for installation Ation, you wouldn ‘ T have any, “She Told CNBC’s Silvia Amaro at the MSc on Saturday.
She also defended political plurality in europe, noting that the continent was used to coalition governments that often saw ideologically directed parties working working to
“I guess what jd Vance wanted to brings over yesterday e have many Parties in All Countries and Typical We also Form Coalitions for Government. Eather, “She said.
Meanwhile, Finnish President Alexander Stubb Said He Believed Vance’s Speech Was “Skewed Towards a domestic audience.”
“I was perhaps expecting a raundown on what our transatlantic relationship is today so I was a little bit surprised, but hey, it’s part of being here in munich, I’m an avid transatlant and I have Opean Relationship to Continue. “
The advent of the trump administration was a “wake-up call for europe,” stubb said, adding that he agreed europe Needed to Hike Its Defense Expenditure and Take Responsibility for Its and Its.
“The way in which he (Vance) expresses it is perhaps a little less Diplomatic than we used to, but i think in substance he is right,” Stubb Told CNBC.
Volodymyr zelenskyy, the president of ukraine, can be seen on a monitor during the munich security conference. The 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) will take place from February 14 to 16, 2025 at the Hotel Bayericcher Hof In Munich.
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The world’s defense and security elite has gathered in munich for the three-day security summit in which discussions are centered on the future of ukraine, peace talks with russia and respeting after Se architecture.
The Summit Comes Just Days After Trump Announced That Russia and ukraine had agreed to start peace talksAnd that He Had Instructed Us Officials to Begin Negotiations Immedited.
The Substance of Theose Talks, and What Conditions and Compromises Moscow and Kyiv – and the US – Are Likely to Demand as Part of that that Negotiations are a focal point for delegates at the msc.
The Role Europe will play in the discussions remains to be seen, despite ukraine’s insurance that its most steadfast allied is included in talks.
In a speech to the msc on saturday, Ukraine’s president volodymyr zelenskyy called on european allies to create their Own Army And to prepare for more russian aggression in the future, Saying Russia was “not preparaing for dialogue” to advance peace talks.
He Also Claimed Kyiv Had Evidence, which he did not elabrate on, that Moscow was ready to send troops to belarus this summer.
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