At summit, EU asked India to put ‘pressure’ on Russia to end war, says Kaja Kallas
The Hindu
Kaja Kallas, the foreign policy chief of the European Union, said EU had asked India to “put pressure” on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine
Europe and India can build a partnership that is “predictable”, Kaja Kallas, the foreign policy chief of the European Union, said on Tuesday (January 27, 2026), taking aim at the U.S., Russia, and China for increasing uncertainty in the world.
Ms. Kallas said that during the EU-India Summit on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Council President Antonio Costa, the EU had asked India to “put pressure” on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
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Speaking at a think-tank event here, shortly after the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) and Strategic and Defence Partnership (SDP) were announced, Ms. Kallas said the U.S.’s “tariff threats”, China’s “economic coercion”, and the “existential threat” to Europe from Russia were all common challenges.
Ms. Kallas, who was Estonia’s Prime Minister (2021-2024), is known for her outspoken views, especially after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In September 2025, Ms. Kallas had said that India’s participation in the Zapad military exercises and its imports of Russian oil “stand in the way of closer ties” between New Delhi and Brussels.
Accusing Russia of refusing to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine and of bombing civilian targets, Ms. Kallas said that Moscow wanted to “push Ukrainian people to surrender”.
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