Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has announced a meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU Member States in Kiev.
Source: Borrell in New York during a press conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers attending the UN General Assembly
Details: The head of EU diplomacy said one of the points of the ministerial meeting was future security commitments to Ukraine amid Russia’s war of aggression against it.
“I have put several proposals on the table, ministers will continue to discuss, and in preparation for the meeting we will have in Kiev in the coming weeks,” Borrell said.
Background:
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Earlier, the Italian news agency ANSA quoted three different sources indicating that the European Union was preparing to hold a meeting of foreign ministers in Kiev. The purpose of the meeting, the agency’s sources say, is to follow the path of “political integration” and show the EU’s support at a critical stage of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Brussels is also trying to take stock of some key issues, such as increased military aid and further strengthening of sanctions, especially regarding Russia’s circumvention in the high-tech sector.
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In February this year, the first ever joint external meeting of European Commissioners and the Ukrainian government took place in Kiev, on the sidelines of the EU-Ukraine Summit.
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