Overview
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she will present to member governments in the coming days a list of concessions Europe would require from Russia.
- She cited the return of abducted Ukrainian children and limits on the size of Russia’s armed forces as examples under consideration.
- Kallas argued Europe must have a say in any settlement and that conditions should be placed on Russia, as member states debate direct outreach to Moscow and whether to appoint an EU envoy.
- European officials point to roughly €210 billion in Russian assets frozen in Europe as potential leverage in any agreement.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the focus on returning children, said he had not seen the details, questioned whether Europe can compel Russia to reduce its military, and urged the West to work jointly with Ukraine rather than pursue separate EU-Russia dialogue.