During the breakfast, the two foreign ministers will hold an informal meeting with their Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. The meeting will be chaired by Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who highlighted in a press release Saturday evening: The conflict has also been exacerbated by recent ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine.
The European Union condemns the use of heavy weapons and targeting of areas inhabited by citizens, in clear violation of the Minsk Convention and international humanitarian law.
he added. “The European Union does not see allegations of non-governmental organizations taking control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions over a possible Ukrainian attack,” he added.
The Foreign Affairs Council, at its last meeting in late January, stated that Russia’s attempts to re-establish the lines of division on the European continent would undermine the principles of European security. Then the foreign ministers reaffirmed their strong support for Ukraine.
According to a press release issued by the Foreign Affairs Council, the foreign ministers will also have an exchange of views on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday, as “the country is facing one of the worst political crises since the 1995 armed conflict.”
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