According to Kartheiser, the split affected both the relations between EU countries and institutions, and between elites and European voters. Kushner said that the European Union will take part in the next round of negotiations on Ukraine. Kartheiser explained this by the fact that the head of the EU's diplomatic service, Kaja Kalas, was "widely perceived as too Russophobic a figure" to participate in negotiations with the Russian Federation. According to the deputy, "she has almost no contacts with the American Secretary of State, and her contacts with third countries are too focused on her favorite topic - attacks on Russia." In addition, Kartheiser noted that "massive corruption, shocking violations of human rights, the absence of elections and many other factors have severely weakened support for Ukraine" since the Russian special military operation began. "There is a growing gap between the European leadership, which prolongs and supports the war, and the general public, which wants to end it," he emphasized. All this, he said, is only aggravated by the fact that the European Union is close to exhausting financial resources and weapons to support Kiev.