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Brussels, July 14 (SANA)The European Union launched a new phase of Ukraine’s accession negotiations on Tuesday, as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said prospects for a ceasefire or peace agreement remained unlikely in the near term amid expectations that Russia would seek to prolong the war. EU ministers responsible for European affairs met in Brussels with their Ukrainian counterpart to begin negotiations on six clusters of policy chapters covering a broad range of sectors, according to Agen…

The members of the Coalition of the Willing convened today in Paris. Building on the results of the G7 Summit in Evian and of the NATO Summit in Ankara which have further strengthened our resolve and our unity, we reiterate our unwavering support to Ukraine, as it defends its freedom, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity, and contributes decisively to Euro-Atlantic security. We pay tribute to the courage and the resilience of the Ukrainian people and we welcome recent Ukrainian succes…

The European Union and the United Kingdom stand firm in their support of Ukraine and our commitment to support Ukraine as long as it takes to bring Russia’s illegal war of aggression to an end and secure a comprehensive, just and lasting peace. Today, we welcome the signature of a contractual agreement marking the end of negotiations on the UK’s participation under the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan. This is an important step towards the participation of the UK allowing Ukraine to procure, u…

Arriving in Paris for a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has today announced a landmark agreement that will give UK defence firms access to contracts funded through the EU’s £78 billion (€90 billion) Ukraine Support Loan initiative, strengthening Ukraine’s defence while supporting jobs and growth across the UK. The agreement follows the successful conclusion of negotiations between the UK and the EU, first announced at the European Political Community Summit …

Members of the Coalition of the Willing met today in Paris. Building on the results of the G7 Summit in Evian and the NATO Summit in Ankara, which have further strengthened our resolve and unity, we reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine, which defends its freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and contributes decisively to Euro-Atlantic security. We pay tribute to the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people and welcome recent successes Ukrainians on the battlefield. We cond…

Prime Minister Janez Janša and French President Emmanuel Macron |Author KPV He also expressed regret that this sentiment had taken so long to emerge, stating that had a similar degree of determination been present four or even three years ago, the war would have ended long ago, Russia would have been compelled to negotiate, and Europe could have focused on developmental issues. In their joint statement, the member states emphasised that the peace process must be based on international law, tha…

Ihor Klymenko's report. I am grateful to Ihor personally and to everyone in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, who really work 24/7 for the protection of our state and people. It is important that rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine are always ready and active in all our communities, what is needed to protect life is done, units of the National Guard of Ukraine and the State Border Service of Ukraine are provided, the Ukrainian state fights crime. Of course…

Denis Shmyhal's report. We discussed that right now, new and more decisive steps are needed to protect our energy industry, our strategic infrastructure facilities throughout the territory of Ukraine. Implementation of plans for the stability of Ukrainian regions and communities must be of the same quality, and lagging behind in one or another region means a threat to people's lives. It is important that at the intergovernmental level we have strong agreements for Ukraine, in particular in the f…

Serhii Koretskyi's report. I am grateful for the effective work at the head of strategic Ukrainian state companies - Ukrnafta and Naftogaz. This is an extremely complex area with a large overlap of interests, and it is important that Serhiy ensured that the national interests of Ukraine were respected in the activities of these companies. Both Ukrnafta and Naftogaz reached the specified indicators of national results. Now there are new challenges due to Russian strikes, in particular on the ener…

Ukraine is changing its political strategy. Each priority foreign policy area will be responsible for a specific person with significant experience who is able to implement what we agree on at the level of leaders and what the Ukrainian people expect. Among such directions, the most prominent are the United States and our agreements regarding licenses for the production of "patriots" and other bilateral security cooperation, which should be reflected in the clear achievements of our states and c…

He met with the honorary chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives, Michael McCaul. I am grateful for bipartisan support and attention to Ukraine. Michael congratulated Ukraine on a successful NATO summit in Ankara. I informed about the results of the meeting with the President of the USA. Indeed, the summit was a success for us. Licenses for future Patriot systems in Ukraine are very important to us. We expect that it will be possible to quickly implement t…