The summit takes place amid Ukraine’s push to join the bloc in the future.
KYIV: European Union foreign ministers today gathered in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for a historic summit outside the bloc’s borders, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
The meeting took place as Kyiv pushed to join the EU in the future, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which is in its 20th month. “We are convening in a historic meeting of the EU foreign ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future member of the EU. We are here to express our solidarity and support to the Ukrainian people,” Borrell said in a statement on social media.
Dutch foreign minister Hanke Bruins Slot said it was “really important to meet here today to show our solidarity with Ukraine”.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed for fast-track membership due to the Russian invasion.
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