Meeting with pontiff follows UK visit on Monday and comes ahead of talks with Meloni Responding to more questions from EU lawmakers in Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Kallas warned against European countries “walking into Russian traps” in a bid to get a peace settlement at all cost under US pressure. She says that Moscow is “just pretending” to want peace talks , while everyone keeps putting more pressure on Ukraine “because otherwise Russia is not coming to the table, and then you get a baseline where Ukraine has agreed to [make] concessions, and Russia hasn’t, and that is the baseline which can only get worse.” Continue reading...
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TUE · 2025-12-09 · 10:49 GMTBRIEF NSR-2025-1209-1684
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Europe live: Zelenskyy meets pope as he tours Europe to shore up support amid US pressure for Ukraine deal
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is touring Europe to bolster support for his country amid increasing pressure from the US for a peace deal with Russia. Following a visit to the UK on Monday, Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis in Rome.
Jakub KrupaThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-09 · 10:49 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is touring Europe to bolster support for his country amid increasing pressure from the US for a peace deal with Russia. Following a visit to the UK on Monday, Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis in Rome. These meetings precede planned talks with Italian Prime Minister Meloni. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Kallas cautioned European nations against prematurely seeking peace settlements with Russia under US pressure. Kallas argued that Russia is insincere about peace talks and that pressuring Ukraine to make concessions could lead to unfavorable outcomes. She believes Russia is pretending to want peace talks while simultaneously taking advantage of Ukraine's concessions.
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EU foreign policy chief Kallas warned against European countries “walking into Russian traps”.
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Zelenskyy met with the Pope as part of a European tour.
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Zelenskyy's tour aims to shore up support amid US pressure for a Ukraine deal.
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Moscow is “just pretending” to want peace talks.
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Ukraine has agreed to [make] concessions, and Russia hasn’t.
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