European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas claimed on Saturday that the Russian military has significant power and an “enormous” budget, which it “will want to use again,” if not in Ukraine, “then somewhere else.” Speaking at the Doha Forum, Kallas insisted that, when it comes to the negotiations about a ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia, as the “aggressor,” cannot be rewarded with territory, as it would send the wrong message to the international community. She also noted that there are no “two parties” in the conflict, just Russia as the aggressor and Ukraine as the victim. Furthermore, Kallas confirmed that the EU is discussing the use of Russian frozen assets as a loan to Ukraine. She noted that the bloc consists of “27 democracies,” so it is a process that takes time.
Musk: How long before EU is gone?
Tesla Inc. and x.AI Corp. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk took to X on Saturday to express his wonder about “how long” it will be before the European Union disintegrates. “How long before the EU is gone?” Musk wrote on X, adding “AbolishTheEU.” In a previous post, the entrepreneur claimed that “the EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people,” Musk wrote on X. Musk’s comments came amid his ongoing feud with the EU after the bloc fined X €120 million for breaching its Digital Services Act (DSA).