Košta: Ukraine remains a priority for the EU, Russia fails to achieve its military and strategic goals

"Our meeting will be an opportunity to send a strong signal of unity and, I hope, to welcome the opening of the first phase of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, which is an important step on their path towards the EU," said European Council President Antonio Costa.

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Kosta, Photo: Reuters
Kosta, Photo: Reuters
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European Council President Antonio Costa announced today a summit of member states on June 18 and 19 in Brussels and said in an invitation letter that "Ukraine remains a priority for the European Union (EU)."

"Our meeting will be an opportunity to send a strong signal of unity and, I hope, to welcome the opening of the first phase of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, which is an important step on their path towards the EU," said Košta.

Also on the agenda will be drone incursions into EU airspace, which "underscore the urgent need to improve our joint defense readiness program," announced Košta.

"Ukraine has achieved further successes on the battlefield, while Russia is failing to achieve its military and strategic goals," Košta wrote, adding that there will be a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the start of the summit.

Košta assessed that the EU's approach was successful: supporting Ukraine while increasing pressure on Russia, whose "increasingly reckless and irresponsible behavior towards EU member states is unacceptable and is far from being just a demonstration of force."

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