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#13722524

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722525

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722526

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722527

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722528

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722529

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722530

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722531

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722532

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722533

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722534

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722535

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722536

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722537

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722538

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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#13722539

19 May 2026

Kaja Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media ahead of an informal breakfast meeting with foreign ministers of the six Western Balkans partner states on May 11, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. The Foreign Affairs Council with the European ministers meeting addresses EU engagement with the Western Balkans, Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and the escalating situation in the Middle East amid the war in Iran, concluding with a high-level coalition event on the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children, co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada.

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