President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to a particular EU summit on March 6 that can be devoted to "European protection and Ukraine," European Council President Antonio Costa stated in an open letter dated Feb. 26.
The agenda for the assembly goals to make "first choices for the short-term" that may allow Europe "to develop into extra sovereign, extra succesful and higher geared up," Costa stated.
The official added {that a} "main intention" of the summit is to arrange EU international locations for "the potential European contribution to the safety ensures that can be obligatory to make sure a long-lasting peace in Ukraine."
The summit comes amid main shifts in U.S.-European relations, with U.S. President Donald Trump sending clear alerts that the U.S. expects the continent to take a bigger position within the protection of Ukraine in opposition to Russia's full-scale invasion.
The latest mineral deal negotiated between the U.S. and Ukraine doesn’t include particular safety ensures, with Zelensky on Feb. 26 saying they are going to be mentioned in future negotiations.
"The EU and its member states are able to take extra duty for Europe's safety," Costa stated.
"I’ve invited President Zelensky to come back to Brussels on the event of the assembly of the European Council to debate with us the most recent developments."
Zelensky will go to Washington on Feb. 28 to signal a minerals settlement, Trump stated on Feb. 26. He’s additionally scheduled to go to the European Safety Summit within the U.Ok. on March 2.
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