Any agreement to end the war in Ukraine will require the European Union to be part of it, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said on Friday, insisting that Russia has no veto over European security. Speaking in Warsaw with Poland's Radoslaw Sikorski and Ukraine's Andrii Sybiha, she said Ukraine must be fully integrated into Europe's security framework.

No veto for Putin

"We already have European security architecture in place. NATO and the European Union both have their respective roles. We must make sure Ukraine is integrated into this architecture," Kallas said, after a meeting of Baltic Sea states' foreign ministers and Ukraine. She added that Russian sabotage operations across Europe must stop, and that any pause in the fighting must not let Russia rearm and attack again.

Why Brussels says it cannot be left out

Kallas argued that the key elements of any settlement — lifting sanctions on Russia, the use of frozen Russian assets, security guarantees and the reconstruction of Ukraine — all depend on decisions only EU member states can take. "Any agreement, in order to be implemented, will require the European Union to be part of it," she said. Sikorski agreed, saying an arrangement about Ukraine and Europe decided "above our heads" would be "not just unwise. It is actually impossible."

The US-led talks in Abu Dhabi

Her remarks come as the United States prepares to mediate talks between Kyiv and Moscow in Abu Dhabi. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expected a "very big" deal with Moscow, while his envoy Jared Kushner said Washington was working on a broader European security architecture. Kushner said the US would consult European partners on the sidelines and, if progress is made, move towards a broader multilateral format with their direct participation. Kallas said the timing and terms of any deal were uncertain, but Brussels could not be excluded.