EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that the war in Ukraine must remain a global priority even as the rapidly expanding conflict in the Middle East draws increasing international attention.
"The war in the Middle East is rapidly widening," she said at a press conference following the Council of Baltic Sea States informal ministerial meeting in Warsaw alongside Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, accusing Iran of seeking to "sow chaos and set the region on fire by indiscriminately attacking its neighbors."
She noted that EU foreign ministers will meet their counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council on Thursday to discuss the situation and possible next steps.
Addressing concerns that the Middle East conflict could divert military resources from Kyiv, she acknowledged that key capabilities, particularly air defense systems, are in short supply across the West.
Despite the intensifying crisis in the Middle East, Kallas stressed that the ongoing war in Ukraine remains a direct and immediate threat to Europe.
