At the summit, EU leaders will reiterate their determination to continue providing military support to Ukraine

"The European Council also reiterates the urgent need to speed up the delivery of ammunition and missiles," the draft text seen by Reuters also said.

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Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield, Photo: Reuters
Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield, Photo: Reuters
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European Union (EU) leaders will reiterate their determination to continue providing "timely, predictable and sustainable military support" to Ukraine at a summit on Thursday, according to the meeting's draft conclusions.

"The European Council also reiterates the urgent need to speed up the delivery of ammunition and missiles," the draft text seen by Reuters also said.

The summit's draft conclusions leave open whether the leaders will also commit to investing another five billion euros in aid to Ukraine into a fund called the European Peace Facility, which was used to finance arms donations to Kiev.

EU members have been arguing for months over the future of the fund's role in military aid to Ukraine, and Germany suggests that the focus should now be on bilateral aid from individual EU members.

The idea of ​​pledging an additional five billion euros is included in the draft text in square brackets, which, according to Reuters, indicates that it is still under discussion.

The main topic of Thursday's summit in Brussels is the effort to reach an agreement on a financial aid package for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros over four years, which was blocked by Hungary at the previous summit in December.

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