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It's the new EU Leaders 1st day on the job!!!
Costa and Kallas both formally took up office hours earlier, at midnight, along with the new team of commissioners under the second term of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
- They replace former European Council president Charles Michel and the bloc's previous top diplomat Josep Borrell, following EU elections in June.
Situation on the front is 'grave'
The visit of the two EU officials comes at an especially difficult time for Ukraine.
In the east of the country, Russian forces have made significant territorial gains. At the same time, it is unclear whether the United States will continue its current level of support after US President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
If this is not the case, European countries would have to significantly increase their military aid for Ukraine to continue its defensive struggle.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said it was crucial for Europe to show Ukraine that it stands by its side. The situation on the battlefield is "very, very grave," she told dpa and other international media on the sidelines of the visit
Appeal to Washington
In view of a scenario in which reduced military aid forces Ukraine into ceasefire talks, Kallas warned sternly against the potential consequences, arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not changed his objectives.
In view of a scenario in which reduced military aid forces Ukraine into ceasefire talks, Kallas warned sternly against the potential consequences, arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not changed his objectives.
Trump has criticized the billions of dollars that the Biden administration has poured into Ukraine and has said he could end the war in 24 hours, comments that appear to suggest he would press Ukraine to surrender territory that Russia now occupies.
Since the start of the war in 2022, Russia has been expending huge amounts of weaponry and human life to make small-but-steady territorial gains to the nearly one-fifth of Ukraine it already controls in east and southern Ukraine. the east of the country, Russian forces have made significant territorial gains. At the same time, it is unclear whether the United States will continue its current level of support after US President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
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