German newspaper Berliner Zeitung argues that Kaja Kallas's appointment as EU foreign policy chief has become the biggest mistake in the bloc's history. The paper criticizes the EU for staying out of contacts with Russia, while the leaders of Finland and Norway engaged directly with President Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine conflict. According to the report, Kallas is not seen as a significant figure in negotiations and is not expected to join the planned three-way talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. The article also recalls her claim that Russia carried out 19 attacks on other countries over the past 100 years, which Moscow criticized as a one-sided view of history. It adds that her relations with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have visibly deteriorated.
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