EU defense ministers will meet to help Ukraine

Alvina Kaminska

EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell convenes a meeting of EU defense ministers to discuss the situation in Ukraine

He announced this on his Twitter.

"Today I'm convening a meeting of EU defense ministers to discuss the situation in Ukraine in the face of an unprovoked Russian attack. We will discuss further urgent needs and coordinate assistance," he wrote.

I am convening today the EU defence ministers, to discuss the latest situation on the ground in #Ukraine in view of Russia's unprovoked assault.

We will discuss further urgent needs & coordinate our assistance, with help of the clearing house managed by the EU Military Staff.

— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) February 28, 2022

To recap, on February 27, the EU announced the purchase and delivery of weapons for Ukraine to help it repel the Russian army.

This is the first time the European Union has provided lethal weapons to a third country.

Josep Borrell noted that it also included fighter jets.

In recent days, several countries have called for giving Ukraine the prospect of membership

In addition, Slovakia proposed to create a special procedure for Ukraine's accession to the EU.