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EU's Kallas: It's most likely that Russia will agree to a ceasefire with conditions

update 2025.03.14 10:13

The European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said late Thursday that she thinks the most likely scenario is that Russia will say yes to the US proposal for a ceasefire with Ukraine but with conditions, per Reuters. 

Key quotes

US is telling G7 members that they understand that Russia may want to extend the process by blurring the picture.

The red line is Ukraine giving away territory.

Without the EU, any deal cannot be implemented because there are elements for which Europe has the card.

Market reaction 

At the time of writing, the Gold price (XAU/USD) is trading 0.02% lower on the day to trade at $2,988.    

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