European Union High Representative Josep Borrell has announced a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss strengthening Ukraine’s air defense.
The EU’s chief diplomat wrote about this on the social network X, Suspilne reports.
Russia has intensified its aggression with the resumption of massive attacks across Ukraine targeting civilian infrastructure, including hydroelectric power plants, resulting in casualties Ukraine needs air defense now I will discuss this with Dmytro Kuleba and EU foreign ministers at an informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council on Thursday, – he said.
In addition, Josep Borrell emphasized that lifting restrictions on strikes by Western weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation would strengthen Ukraine’s self-defense.
Lifting the restrictions on the use of weapons (Western weapons – ed.) against the Russian military involved in the aggression against Ukraine, in accordance with international law, would strengthen Ukrainian self-defense, life safety and reduce the destruction in Ukraine, – the EU diplomat wrote.
As a reminder, on August 13, Dmytro Kuleba and Josep Borrell discussed the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ operation in Russia’s Kursk region. The European diplomat then expressed support for Ukraine.
