NATO, EU leaders comment on meeting with Zelensky
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa stated this on the social network X after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels on Monday evening, Ukrinform's correspondent reports.
"As peace talks are ongoing, the EU remains ironclad in its support for Ukraine," von der Leyen noted.
"Our financing proposals are on the table. The goal is a strong Ukraine, on the battlefield and at the negotiating table," she said.
"We reaffirmed to President Zelensky that the EU remains steadfast and committed to its principles. Ukraine's sovereignty must be respected. Ukraine's security must be guaranteed, in the long term, as a first line of defence for our Union," von der Leyen said.
She emphasized that these priorities were at the center of discussions with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
"Europe will keep contributing to all efforts for a just and lasting peace for Ukraine," she concluded.
Antonio Costa reiterated on X the key points voiced by Ursula von der Leyen.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, for his part, stated that he had "good discussions" with President Zelensky and EU leaders "in support of further progress on the path to just and lasting peace for Ukraine."
As Ukrinform reported, in Brussels Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Council President Antonio Costa, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during which the parties discussed steps toward achieving peace.
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