EU prepares Plan B if Trump canceled negotiations on Ukraine, Callas said
The European Union is preparing a Plan B on how to maintain economic sanctions against Russia if the administration of US President Donald Trump leaves peace talks on Ukraine and moves to bringing Moscow closer closer, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaya.
« We see signs that they are considering leaving Ukraine and not trying to reach an agreement with the Russians because it is difficult, » Callas said, referring to the United States, « Tanjug reports.
She added that there is a Plan B, but that they must first work on achieving Plan A. Callas also said talks with Washington and other international partners are under way to ensure that the Western sanctions regime against Russia remains in force, Reuters reports.
US Secretary of State Marko Rubio has said that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine must be reached soon and that Washington is trying to determine whether it is worth continuing to act as a mediator in the process.
« We cannot continue to devote time and resources to these efforts if they do not bear fruit, » Rubio said in the NBC’s Meet the Press.
He did not say how long the Trump administration was ready to wait to make progress.
