12 minutes agoEU-Ukrainian to hold summit early next year, unclear location
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)The European Union will hold a summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in February of next year, but the location is still unknown. Zelensky has been participating virtually in the EU summits, starting in February. The chairman of 27 EU leaders Charles Michel and European Commission Chairman Ursula von der Leenen [...]
The chairman of 27 EU leaders Charles Michel and European Commission Chairman Ursula von der Leeyen will meet with Zelensky for the conference, a spokesman confirmed.
“can confirm that the EU-Ukrainian summit will take place on 3 February and has an open invitation for President Zelensky to visit Brussels”, Barend Leyts said.
The spokesman added that the invitation to Zelensky to visit Brussels does not mean that the summit will be held there.
Officials said the focus of the summit will be on how the EU can continue to support Ukraine against Russia.
The leaders of two key EU institutions will also assess Ukraine's path to becoming a member of the bloc, something Zelensky has asked since the beginning of the war.
