Kaja Kallas

“What we are pushing also the Member States, is to bring more ships on Operation ASPIDES, so that we can escort more ships out of the Bab el-Mandeb and out of the Red Sea because it is a vital trade route,”

Kaja Kallas · said 2026-10-14 · reported 2026-10-14

Kallas urged EU member states to deploy more ships to the Red Sea naval mission to escort commercial vessels.

“We welcome the energy ceasefire when it holds,”

Kaja Kallas · said 2026-10-12 · reported 2026-10-12

Kallas spoke at a meeting of European foreign ministers about the proposed energy ceasefire.

“We haven’t yet seen that also Russia will stick to it.”

Kaja Kallas · said 2026-10-12 · reported 2026-10-12

Kallas expressed doubt at a meeting of European foreign ministers that Russia would adhere to the energy ceasefire.

“provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war”

Kaja Kallas · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10

Kallas echoed Zelensky in saying suspending sanctions provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war.

“On Monday, EU foreign ministers intend to approve the biggest set of sanctions listings targeting Russia’s war machine since the start of the war.”

Kaja Kallas · said 2026-10-10 · reported 2026-10-10

Kallas said EU foreign ministers planned to approve the largest set of sanctions listings since the war began, adding 1,600 new individuals and entities.

“This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won't.”

Kaja Kallas · said 2026-10-10 · reported 2026-10-10

Kallas said this is not the time to ease pressure on Russia and that Europe won't do so.

“We need to discuss this together with colleagues, but it’s clearly, I think, the wrong path to normalise people who are starting wars, who are going against the UN charter, who are killing and giving orders to kill civilians, to ignore the international humanitarian law, to cause as much damage and suffering to people that they can,”

Kaja Kallas · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-24

Kallas criticised the invitation to Putin and said she would raise it with other G20 members.

“By normalising this, believe me, we will have more of it around the world.”

Kaja Kallas · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-24

Kallas warned that normalising leaders who start wars would lead to more conflict around the world.

“The so-called Duma elections marked another major setback for Russian democracy. Their outcome was never in doubt. The Kremlin silenced dissent, barred the only registered party that opposed its war in Ukraine, and shut out international election monitors,”

Kaja Kallas · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Kaja Kallas issued a statement condemning the Duma elections, saying the Kremlin silenced dissent and barred the only registered anti-war party.

“This is clearly intended to frighten Western countries into ceasing their support for Ukraine, into refraining from going there to demonstrate their support,”

Kaja Kallas · said 2026-09-14 · reported 2026-09-14

Kallas told reporters after landing in Finland for an Arctic summit that Russia's drone strike on a Warsaw-bound train was intended to push Western countries to stop their backing for Kyiv.

“It is clear that it has all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism,”

Kaja Kallas · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Kallas commented on the drone incident at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Ireland.

“If we want to end this war, we all have to focus our efforts. Take it to a new level.”

Kaja Kallas · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Kallas urged EU members to intensify efforts to end the war during a meeting of foreign ministers.

“Seeing these hybrid attacks across Europe, I think these are also wake-up calls for the countries who have not been so strong … on this,”

Kaja Kallas · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Kallas warned that hybrid attacks across Europe should serve as wake-up calls for less assertive countries.

“The question is, what do we do about this?”

Kaja Kallas · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03

Kallas raised the question of how the EU should respond to the drone incident at a meeting in Ireland.

“The more Moscow attacks civilians, the more sanctions must be imposed.”

Kaja Kallas · said 2026-07-02 · reported 2026-07-02

Kallas argued on X that more sanctions must be imposed as Moscow attacks civilians.

“Today, I will propose to sanction more entities supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex in response to the strikes,”

Kaja Kallas · said 2026-07-02 · reported 2026-07-02

Kallas posted on X that she would propose sanctions on entities supporting Russia's military-industrial complex in response to the strikes.

“In order to have peace, we need to support Ukraine, and we need to put the pressure on Russia,”

Kaja Kallas · said 2025-07-15 · reported 2025-07-16

Kaja Kallas spoke before a meeting of EU foreign ministers about supporting Ukraine and pressuring Russia.

“I also hope that Americans will move also with their sanctions package or tariffs, so that pressure is on Russia to really stop this war,”

Kaja Kallas · said 2025-07-15 · reported 2025-07-16

Kaja Kallas expressed hope that the US would advance sanctions and tariffs against Russia.