EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said that during a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, she urged Tehran to stop providing military support to Moscow.
“Moscow is inflicting ever higher numbers of civilian casualties in Ukraine, and any supplies it receives are helping it kill more civilians,” she said.
“I spoke by phone today with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi about the situation in the Gulf, as well as Russia’s war against Ukraine, which Moscow has further intensified in recent days.
In the Gulf, the reprieve from fighting can buy mediators time to find a way back to diplomacy and prevent a return to full-scale war.
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I made it clear that the aggression against French diplomats in Tehran is unacceptable. All EU Member States have condemned these actions. It is encouraging that Andrii Sibiha spoke to Araghchi to reduce tensions. I stand ready to support these efforts.
I reiterated my call on Iran to end its military support for Russia. Moscow is inflicting ever higher numbers of civilian casualties in Ukraine, and any supplies it receives are helping it kill more civilians. Ukraine has the right to defend itself,” Kallas wrote on X.