European Council president to convene meeting next week to discuss support for Ukraine

Costa said this in his speech at the Support Ukraine summit, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“The European Union is ready to do whatever it takes for its security and to continue to support Ukraine. That is why I am convening a special European Council, next week, on the 6th of March, on supporting Ukraine and strengthening Europe’s defence. Working very closely with the European Commission and with Ursula [von der Leyen], we are ready to effectively deliver on our defence capabilities and to significantly invest on them,” he said.

The European Council president stressed that peace should not reward the aggressor, only concrete and strong security guarantees will ensure a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine and in Europe as a whole. 

He added that the EU countries are ready to increase financial and military support to Ukraine and to build Ukraine’s future within the European Union. 

As reported by Ukrinform, Kyiv is hosting the Support Ukraine summit, attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky. It brought together leaders from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Spain, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, as well as the OSCE Secretary-General, the French Minister for European Affairs, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Council President António Costa.

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