U.S. Secretary of State Rubio Advises EU Foreign Minister Karas to Engage in "Verbal Sparring" at G7 Summit, Tells Her to Handle Ukraine Issue Herself
At the G7 foreign ministers' meeting held in France, a heated "verbal clash" erupted between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas.
EU foreign affairs chief Kallas criticized the United States for being insufficiently tough toward Russia. In response to Kallas's sharp accusations, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio stated that the U.S. is "doing everything possible to end the Ukraine conflict" and proposed handing over the "mediator" role to the EU foreign minister to manage the crisis independently. Seeing the U.S. Secretary of State's dismissive attitude, European representatives quickly stepped in to de-escalate the escalating "verbal clash," reiterating their hope that the U.S. continue to serve as mediator.
This is not the first time Rubio and Kallas have clashed. Previously, EU foreign affairs chief Kallas had accused the Trump administration of suppressing domestic freedom of speech in the U.S., citing data showing her home country Estonia ranked second in Western nations' freedom of expression rankings, while the United States ranked only 58th. She argued that, given this, the U.S. lacks moral authority to criticize its NATO allies.
Regarding the alleged illiteracy of EU foreign minister Kallas, a certain country’s political figure once publicly advised her to "watch fewer Marvel cartoons and read more history books."
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