Kallas urges Europe to “restore its will”

Publication date: 2026-02-15

 

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told the Munich Security Conference that Europe must regain its political and defensive willpower, stressing that “European defense begins in Ukraine.”

  • She argued that Russia does not want peace and that the EU must become stronger to face threats.

  • Kallas highlighted Russia’s hybrid tactics: cyberattacks, sabotage, energy blackmail, and nuclear threats.

  • She revealed joint work with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a new security strategy focused on defense and economic resilience.

  • Any peace deal, she said, must include Russian concessions: reducing its army, paying for war damages, and denying amnesty to war criminals.

  • She warned against granting Russia achievements it has not earned on the battlefield.

Sources – Agencies

 

 
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told the Munich Security Conference that Europe must regain its political and defensive willpower, stressing that “European defense begins in Ukraine.”


She argued that Russia does not want peace and that the EU must become stronger to face threats.


Kallas highlighted Russia’s hybrid tactics: cyberattacks, sabotage, energy blackmail, and nuclear threats.


She revealed joint work with Commission President Ursula von der Le...

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