Kaja Kallas' €40-billion plan for Ukraine flounders at EU summit

The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has overestimated her political capacity for action, but some Member States are also presumptuously putting stones in her way – and this means not only the moscautious Hungary.

Ukraine still needs a lot of help, but in the European Union it does not only matter what, but also - and above all - how. And that is where the so-called Kallas plan, a proposal by the High Representative of the EU to militarily support Ukraine with a package amounting to EUR 40 billion with voluntary contributions from the Member States based on its gross national income, has failed. And that’s all we know. Thus, Spain, France and Italy decide…

The Estonian woman must digest the (temporary?) failure of her initiative to increase the military aid of the Twenty-seven to Ukraine. Some blame the former Prime Minister for not yet grasping her position. Others praise her voluntarism.

Not out of character: The plan to help Ukraine failed because of Callas — Politico: EADaily

EADaily, March 21st, 2025. The EU's plan to send additional military assistance to Ukraine has failed. This is reported by Politico.

European Support for Ukraine in Complete Disarray - Kallas Plan Dead in Its Tracks Among Competing Initiatives

After President Donald J. Trump severely curtailed US aid for the Ukrainian war effort, European Globalists jumped up ready to take matters in their hands. But this stance was not an organic one, but rather a result of the ambition of highly unpopular heads of government like UK’s Keir Starmer and France’s Emmanuel Macron, as well as Euro bureaucrats like Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen and new top diplomat Kaja Kallas. The result is that you …

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaia Kallas is negotiating with EU member states on an initiative to provide military support to Ukraine for a total amount of 40 billion euros.