Brussels — The European Union must back Ukraine against Russia for as a long as it takes and persuade the United States that its strategic interests in China are tied up in the outcome of the war, the woman nominated as the bloc’s top diplomat for the next five years said Tuesday.

The incoming EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, wants the European Union to take a tougher stance on China for supporting Russia in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "Without China's support to Russia,

The European Union's designated foreign policy chief said Tuesday that the bloc must back Ukraine "for as long as it takes", as she and other EU heavyweights faced scrutiny by