EU foreign ministers met for the first time in a non-EU country, and during their time in Kyiv, they expressed their support for Ukraine on Monday.
Kyiv brushed off concerns, thanks to the visits of EU foreign ministers, that support for its war effort was waning, particularly in the United States, where Congress skipped aid to Ukraine from an emergency bill.
According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, speaking to reporters as he welcomed EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, “we do not feel that U.S. support has been broken.”
Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has been supportive of Russia, recently won reelection. A new leader still needs to form a coalition, according to Kuleba, so it’s “too early to judge” the impact on politics.
Together with Kuleba, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stated at a press conference that the European Union remained united in its support for Ukraine. His proposal called for up to $5.25 billion in EU funding for the Ukrainian capital in 2024.
