"Ukraine is the EU’s top priority - there will be no fatigue to our commitment" – Borrell
Following the results of today's meeting of EU foreign ministers, EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell said that Ukraine is a top priority and the EU will not tire of its support obligations.
The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, wrote that on Twitter.
According to Borrell, on November 13, a joint message in support of Ukraine was adopted at the meeting of 27 ministers of foreign affairs of the EU. Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba made a speech at the meeting.
"Today, the EU's 27 foreign ministers passed a united message of support to Ukraine as we welcomed FM Dmytro Kuleba. Ukraine is the EU's top priority – there will be no fatigue to our commitment. I am working, following up to the #EUCO tasking, on our future security commitments," wrote Josep Borrell.
Today, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kuleba took part in the Council of the EU at the level of foreign ministers. He called for an increase in military aid for Ukraine, a decision to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU in December, and to speed up work on the 12th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation.
Today, the EU's 27 foreign ministers passed a united message of support to Ukraine, as we welcomed FM @DmytroKuleba.
Ukraine is EU's top priority – there will be no fatigue to our commitment. I am working, following up to the #EUCO tasking, on our future security commitments. pic.twitter.com/bfHFitm5km
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) November 13, 2023
It should be noted that the European Union is currently considering several initiatives to help Ukraine.
In particular, the bloc proposes to provide 20 billion euros for military aid to Ukraine within the framework of the European Peace Fund. They want to create a special fund for this. But, according to the mass media, such an initiative has already faced criticism.
As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielus Landsbergis, said today, November 13, the EU is currently considering a backup option for such assistance.
Also, the EU wants to allocate 50 billion euros for financial assistance to Ukraine until 2027. This requires all member states to vote to revise the bloc budget that includes such a proposal. But Hungary can veto.
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On November 8, the European Commission officially recommended the EU states start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
At the same time, the EC presented a report on Ukraine's progress in 2023 with further recommendations. Among them is the need to implement all the recommendations of the Venice Commission regarding national minorities, namely to make some changes to the legislation on the state language, mass media, and education.
In turn, the Hungarian government also threatens to block the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union, claiming that the rights of Hungarians in Ukraine are being violated.
In addition, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, Peter Szijjarto, said that Ukraine's accession to the European Union, while the war there continues, will bring war to to the EU "which, obviously, no one wants."
