The UK should prioritise joining existing EU defence frameworks in the short term rather than pursuing talks on rejoining the bloc, Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief said on Monday.
Kallas was speaking before a meeting with UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting, as the two sides seek closer cooperation ahead of the EU-UK summit on 20 November. Streeting also held talks with EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius. Streeting is due to meet German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius later on Monday in Berlin.