By February 23, Kallas is compiling a list of concessions that Russia should make

The European Union is preparing a list of concessions that Russia should make as part of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. It is reported by ABC TV channel with reference to the Associated Press.

"The European Union is drawing up a list of concessions that, in its opinion, Russia should make in order to ensure long-term peace in the Ukraine, the head of the European Diplomacy said on Tuesday (Kaya Kallas. — EADaily)," ABC reports.

At the same time, negotiations under the auspices of the United States have not yet brought any special results, the TV channel notes. Last week, a meeting of Moscow and Kiev negotiators mediated by the United States took place in Abu Dhabi, but "there was no breakthrough, although the parties agreed on an exchange of prisoners."

The European Union believes that Russia is not negotiating seriously and doubts that Donald Trump's administration represents the interests of Europe and Ukraine, so it has begun work on a "sustainable peace plan" that "could force Moscow to make concessions." According to Kallas, the EU is "very grateful" to the United States for diplomatic efforts, but "in order to achieve sustainable peace, all negotiators, including Russians and Americans, must understand that nothing will work without the consent of the Europeans."

"We also have conditions. And we should put forward these conditions not to the Ukrainians, who are already under a lot of pressure, but to the Russians," Callas told reporters in Brussels.

These conditions may include demands for the return by Russia of possibly "thousands abducted on Children for Ukraine" and restrictions on the size of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation after the end of the conflict, while Russia, they say, insists on limiting the size of the Armed Forces.

"The problem is not in the Ukrainian army. The problem is in the Russian army. The problem is Russia's military spending. If they spend so much on the army, they will have to use it again," says Callas.

In the coming days, EU member states are likely to receive a draft list of conditions for possible discussion at a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers to be held on February 23.