Kallas: Russia's use of 'Oreshnik' is an escalation against Ukraine and a warning to Europe and the US, support must be strengthened
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that Russia's use of the 'Oreshnik' missile is an escalation against Ukraine and a warning to Europe and the US.
Reports of Russia's use of the "Oreshnik" missile are a clear escalation against Ukraine and are intended to warn Europe and the United States; European partners must provide support to Ukraine through additional sanctions and air defense, said EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas on X on Friday, writes UNN.
Putin doesn’t want peace, Russia’s reply to diplomacy is more missiles and destruction. This deadly pattern of recurring major Russian strikes will repeat itself until we help Ukraine break it. Russia’s reported use of an Oreshnik missile is a clear escalation against Ukraine and meant as a warning to Europe and to the US
Kallas emphasized that "EU countries must dig deeper into their air-defence stocks and deliver now."
"We must also further raise the cost of this war for Moscow, including through tougher sanctions," the EU's top diplomat said.
Addition
Ukraine initiates an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, and a response within the EU, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE, following Russia's claims of using a ballistic missile, the so-called "Oreshnik," against the Lviv region.