Jozef Síkela, the EU's EU's development chief, warned that 'foreign policy cannot be sentimental'
Developing countries that support Russia or Iran could lose EU aid and European companies may receive preferential treatment in funding procurement in future, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.
Speaking ahead of a meeting of EU development ministers in Brussels, Kallas said the bloc needed to become “more strategic” in the way it funds foreign aid in an era of greater geopolitical rivalry and conflict.
“If a partner supports Russia or Iran, then it has to be flexible so that we can realign our engagement in this case,” she said.
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