FILE PHOTO: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas looks on, during her visit to attend a meeting on Syria, following the recent ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 12, 2025. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pushed back on Wednesday against Donald Trump for saying that Europe lagged behind the U.S. in aid for Ukraine, and insisted the bloc must have a seat at the table when the time comes for peace talks.

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas has issued an open invitation to the new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to attend a meeting with the bloc in Brussels, officials said Friday.

Kallas said it is time to invest, telling an EU defence conference on Wednesday that "President Trump is right to say we don't spend enough". She added that the EU should "shoulder a fair share of responsibility" for Europe's security and that the US should remain a strong ally.

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Wednesday called for a new defence agreement linking the bloc with former member Britain -- as a "key partner" in facing the threat from Russia.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to help Ukraine and deter Russia from targeting any more of its neighbors, top EU officials warned on Wednesday.

The European Union is in talks to revive a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah following the announcement of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas announced multi-billion dollar aid provided to Ukraine and the EU's preparation of the 16th package of sanctions against Russia.

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend more on defence, as she issued a stark warning over

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pushed ... the main thing here," she said. Kallas expressed some optimism that the EU would find agreement to keep ...

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas praised Türkiye as an important actor in cooperation on regional issues and a strategic partner for the bloc ahead