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European Council: Doorstep remarks by EU High Representative Josep Borrell

“Some Member States have already done it on their side, but these security commitments cover the military, the financial, and the diplomatic domains – and, in particular, it will be the way of channelling the resources coming from Russian frozen assets. It is good that we could take this money and provide more military support to Ukraine” – EU High Representative Borrell.

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NATO Secretary General praises France’s leading role

The Secretary General praised France’s key role in the Alliance, including its contributions to collective defence on the eastern flank with deployments in Romania and Estonia. He also thanked President Macron for France’s contributions to NATO’s air policing in the Baltic skies and in the maritime domain, where “French naval ships keep our sea lanes open and safe”. He further underlined that France’s nuclear forces contribute to the overall security

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Main results of the EU Defence Council, 28 May 2024

The Ukrainian Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov, briefly intervened via VTC to report on the situation on the ground, and NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, physically joined EU Defence Ministers to hold an informal discussion on the interplay between EU and NATO military support.

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Main results of the EU-Ukraine Defence Industries Forum

The EU-Ukraine Defence Industries Forum is a first, concrete step in the implementation of the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS), launched in March 2024. The Forum opens the way to identify concrete cooperation initiatives, arrangements and flagship projects between the EU and Ukraine defence industries.

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EU-Ukraine Defence Industries Forum: Opening remarks by EU HR Borrell

“We just established a new Ukraine Assistance Fund – with an envelope of €5 billion within the European Peace Facility. Once EU Member States have agreed on using the revenues stemming from Russia’s immobilised assets, these resources will be channelled towards Ukraine, to address their pressing military needs and directly to the Ukrainian defence industry.” – EU High Representative Josep Borrell.

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