00:00EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaya Kalas has said the European Union should not humiliate itself
00:06by seeking direct talks with Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine.
00:11Speaking during an official visit to Estonia, she urged the bloc to avoid falling for Moscow's trap of maximalist demands.
00:20Russia does not want to engage in any kind of dialogue.
00:24We should not humiliate ourselves by being the demandeurs that please, you know, we beg you to talk to us,
00:32but we should put them in a position where they actually go from pretending to negotiate to actually negotiate.
00:39Kalas also warned that Moscow is preparing its military for a long-term confrontation with the West
00:45and emphasized the need for credible deterrence.
00:48EU Foreign Ministers are set to meet on May 10th to discuss what the bloc will demand of Moscow in
00:55a post-war scenario.
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