China must face ‘higher cost’ for backing Russia, says next EU foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas says Ukraine's victory in war is a priority for us all', adding that it is also in US's interest

China should face a higher cost" for supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine, the EU's incoming foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said.

The former Estonian prime minister was speaking to MEPs during a three-hour hearing before she takes office, when she listed Ukraine's victory as a priority - stronger words than vaguer formulas of support voiced by some EU politicians.