Top EU, US Diplomats Discuss Pressing Russia Over War in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers fire a howitzer in the direction of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on Jan. 27.
Photographer: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu/Getty ImagesThe European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed on the need to keep maximum pressure on Russia to move toward a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine, according to an EU official familiar with the phone conversation.
Kallas and Rubio also talked about strengthening EU-US cooperation, shared foreign policy priorities and challenges posed by China, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
