EU leaders have nominated Ursula von der Leyen to remain as European Commission president and chosen Kaja Kallas as the next EU foreign policy chief.
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00:00EU-Russia relations could suffer because of top job appointments in the bloc, according
00:06to a Kremlin spokesperson.
00:09Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said the outlook for EU-Russia relations was negative
00:15going forward after top jobs were carved up, with Ursula von der Leyen and Kaya Kalas taking
00:21leading roles.
00:22Ms. Kalas has not shown any diplomatic inclinations and is well known for her intolerant and sometimes
00:36even blasphemous statements.
00:39So we don't think that European diplomacy will work in any way to normalise relations.
00:49Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Kalas has been a driving
00:55force within the EU to punish Russia with sanctions.
01:00The strength of her anti-Russia stance had sparked speculation as to whether she would
01:05end up in the top diplomatic role for fear of provoking Moscow.