The EU reacted sharply to Trump’s words regarding the Russian strike on Sumy

Russia made a mistake by attacking Ukraine, Kallas said.

The Russian Federation, which is killing Ukrainians, must be pressured to stop committing crimes against Ukrainians . This is how EU High Representative Kaia Kallas commented on the Russian strike on Sumy.

As an UNIAN correspondent reports, this statement was made at a press conference after a meeting of the EU Council at the level of foreign ministers of the EU member states in Luxembourg. In particular, Kallas was asked what she thought about US President Donald Trump’s words that the Russian missile attack on Sumy was a “mistake”, while a number of ministers from EU countries spoke about a deliberate Russian ballistic strike on civilians.

“I think it is in everyone’s interest for Russia to realize that it made a mistake by attacking Ukraine, and that it cannot win in Ukraine, because the will of the Ukrainian people is not broken. European countries, and not only European countries, but also many other countries, will be on Ukraine’s side,” she emphasized.

At the same time, she believes, it is now clear to everyone that “if you want the killings to stop, you must put pressure on Russia, which is actually killing.”

(C)UNIAN 2025