In the fight for more support for Ukraine, an EU-Ukraine summit will be held in Kyiv on Friday where the country’s government is hoping for new commitments. “We are waiting for news from Ukraine,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his video message last night.
The upcoming summit proves the “high level of cooperation and progress” in cooperation on both sides. US President Joe Biden announced new negotiations with Zelenskyy.
The EU-Ukraine summit “will be held in Kyiv on February 3,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal told a cabinet meeting. The summit is “extremely important” for Ukraine’s planned EU membership, which has been an official candidate for EU membership since 2022. Who should attend the meeting from the EU side is open.
“The fact that this summit is taking place in Kyiv sends a strong signal to partners and enemies alike,” said Schmyhal. It shows Russia that its efforts to sow discord among Kiev’s western allies and prevent Ukraine from joining the EU are in vain.
The Prime Minister also announced that “for the first time in our history” consultations between the Ukrainian government and the EU Commission will take place tomorrow.