Callas: The composition of the Russian delegation to Abu Dhabi shows that its intentions are not serious

The presence of the military in the Russian delegation at the talks in the United Arab Emirates shows that Russia is not serious about peace. As reported by a LIGA.net correspondent, Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, made these remarks prior to the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. 

"On the Russian side, only the military is present, and they have no mandate to negotiate anything. This means that they are definitely not serious about peace. On the contrary, they are bombing Ukrainians, trying to force them to surrender through cold and explosions," she emphasized.

The official emphasized the importance of forcing Russia to engage in genuine negotiations.

"Now they are only pretending to be," she said.

Kallas also said that during the EU Council meeting, energy support for Ukraine would be discussed. She announced that Russia would be blacklisted for money laundering "because they use these funds to finance the war."

Any means of putting pressure on Russia for real negotiations is appropriate, and "Europe is moving in this direction," Kallas concluded.

• On the night of January 23, in the Kremlin, the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin met with US officials. After that, it became known that the Russian delegation to the Abu Dhabi talks would be headed by the director of the GRU.
• The US stated that trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi "exceeded expectations".
• Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga reported that the president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to meet with Putin on territorial issues, including the occupied ZNPP.
• The official also said that the Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi has changed qualitatively against Moscow's previous negotiating team.
• on January 28, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that new negotiations will be bilateral between Ukraine and Russia.