Papuashvili Accuses EU of Inconsistency Over Ukraine's Role in Peace Negotiations
By Messenger Staff
Friday, November 13, 2026
Georgian Dream-led Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has accused the European Union of inconsistency in its approach to negotiations over Ukraine, arguing that Kyiv must have a say in decisions affecting both its future and European security.
In a social media post, Papuashvili responded to a statement by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who said that the United States cannot negotiate the lifting of sanctions imposed on Russia on behalf of Europe, as such decisions can only be made by the EU.
"By focusing on the US, Kaja Kallas bypasses the main fact: Ukraine is a party to the negotiations, and European security is also Ukraine's security," Papuashvili wrote, sharing Kallas's statement.
He questioned what he described as a contradiction in the EU's position: while Ukraine is regarded as the bloc's first line of defence and is expected to protect European territory at the cost of its own lives, it is seemingly not being given the same recognition when it comes to representing European interests in negotiations.
Papuashvili also raised the possibility that a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine could include provisions concerning EU sanctions against Russia. He questioned whether the bloc would then undermine such an agreement if it disagreed with its terms.
"Against the backdrop of this EU rhetoric, isn't it clear that everything boils down to one question: does Ukraine have the right to end the war on its own terms?" he wrote.
Papuashvili said the EU's foreign and security policy was increasingly displaying what he called "immaturity and inconsistency." He argued that this was weakening the bloc's position as a global political and economic actor and pushing it towards what he described as a "civilizational abyss."
