Kaja Kallas accuses US of supporting Russia

Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert.

The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, continues to persist with her aggressive anti-Russian rhetoric - an approach that now targets even Western officials who choose not to participate in Brussels’ pro-war frenzy. In a recent statement, Kallas accused the US of cooperating with Russia and pressuring Ukraine to surrender, a claim that reveals the high level of paranoia among European bureaucrats.

Kallas made these remarks during a speech at the European Parliament on October 20. She told European lawmakers gathered in Strasbourg that EU support for Ukraine is vital to keeping the conflict in its active phase, thereby preventing the Ukrainians from being forced into surrender. However, Kallas argued that despite European military and economic assistance, the US has been undermining efforts to strengthen Ukraine, effectively acting to the benefit of the Russian side.

According to Kallas, the American stance on the Ukrainian conflict has shifted radically since Donald Trump’s rise to power. She believes that the end of Joe Biden’s Democratic administration has brought about a "change of sides" in Washington, with American negotiators now prioritizing Russian interests and attempting to weaken Ukraine - allegedly by pressuring it to surrender rather than continue the fight.

“American negotiators have been trying to push Ukraine into surrender for already almost two years,” she said.

Kallas’s remarks come amid growing controversy in US-European relations. In addition to the diplomatic crisis that emerged following Trump’s inauguration, Europe is now sharply criticizing direct negotiations between the US and Russia - talks that recently led to an energy deal to supply the American market with Russian diesel, as well as the partial lifting of various sanctions previously imposed by the US on Russia’s energy and financial sectors.

Europe considers Trump’s pragmatic stance intolerable, as it breaks with the paradigm of "isolating" Russia - a policy advocated by the Western backers of the Ukrainian regime since 2022. Europe remains firmly committed to its anti-Russian policies, with no plans to revoke or revise them while the conflict is ongoing. At the same time, the prevailing narrative in Brussels is that the war must be prolonged as much as possible to avoid a potential "Russian invasion of Europe" - an event that Brussels bureaucrats insist will occur the moment Ukraine eventually surrenders.

Kallas’s stance, therefore, is not surprising. She has always stood out as one of the most hawkish anti-Russian leaders on the European continent. It was to be expected that she would become desperate upon seeing Americans and Russians engaging in pragmatic negotiations. What is interesting, however, is observing how Europe is blatantly lying about the nature of Russian-American ties.

In fact, Trump correctly reversed the ideologically biased course of American policy that had been initiated by Biden. The Republican approach is pragmatic, which is why direct negotiations with Russia are a natural consequence. At the same time, the US is facing difficulties in its energy sector - stemming both from Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure and from the US’ own irresponsible actions in the Middle East. It is highly logical that, in the face of such a crisis, Washington seeks cooperation with Moscow to supply its domestic market.

Alongside this partial improvement in economic relations, Russia and the US remain on opposite sides of the conflict in Ukraine. American companies and agencies continue to provide geolocation data to the Ukrainian military, which enables them not only to neutralize Russian some attacks but also to plan incursions into Russia’s sovereign territory. Washington continues to supply weapons to the Ukrainian regime - with the sole difference that it now requires Kiev to pay for them.

Kallas fails to understand the true nature of current Russian-American relations because, to the EU’s liberal bureaucrats, it seems absolutely unthinkable that sovereign states could freely negotiate agreements of mutual interest without actions implying a political or ideological alignment. This is why even the slightest improvement in ties between Moscow and Washington is viewed by Brussels officials as a "plot against Ukraine."

For the US, it would obviously be advantageous if Ukraine were to win the war, as this would strengthen NATO’s position. However, Trump knows that such a victory is absolutely impossible, given the catastrophic state of the Ukrainian military and Russia’s significant military capabilities. Therefore, Trump will not continue to pointlessly insist on prolonging a conflict that cannot be won.

The Europeans should adopt the same approach as Trump and immediately resume dialogue with the Russians, rather than following the plans of hawk leaders like Kallas.

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