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Kallas Forced to Cancel High-Level Defense Meeting Under Pressure From EU Member States

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • Kaja Kallas canceled a high-level meeting on strengthening EU defense capabilities at the last minute after pressure from member states, the report said.
  • The meeting was to bring together former senior political and military leaders from EU countries.
  • An anonymous veteran EU diplomat dismissed the gathering as Kallas’s way of remaining relevant.

Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign and security policy chief, had to cancel at the last minute a high-level meeting scheduled for Monday morning on closing gaps in the bloc’s defense capabilities.

The meeting was intended to bring together former senior political and military leaders from EU member states. They were expected to discuss how the EU could develop its defense capabilities as effectively as possible, Politico reported.

The cancellation followed pressure from member states. One veteran EU diplomat who asked not to be identified described the meeting as “her way to remain relevant.”

her way to remain relevant

· Anonymous veteran EU diplomatThe diplomat criticized the purpose of the canceled meeting.
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