President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a meeting on Monday with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, who is paying a visit to Kyiv to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU member states.

As the presidential press service noted, Zelenskyy commended the holding of the first-ever offsite meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers in Kyiv.

"We are sincerely grateful to the EU and its member states for this confirmation of unity in support of Ukraine," the Head of State noted.

The President emphasized the importance of speeding up the provision of international military assistance to our country. In this context, he stressed the need to allocate a new, eighth tranche of EUR 500 million under the European Peace Facility (EPF) to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as to create a special Fund for assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 20 billion under the EPF to sustainably meet our country's defense needs for 2024-2027.

He also stressed the need for all EU member states to approve the European Commission's initiative to launch the Ukraine Facility, which provides for the allocation of EUR 50 billion to our country over the next four years.

The parties discussed the need to adopt the 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia as soon as possible and its key priorities.

The Head of State emphasized that Ukraine counts on the positive assessment of the European Commission within the Enlargement Package and the decision of the European Council to launch negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU by the end of this year.

The President of Ukraine expressed gratitude for the active participation of the European Union in the implementation of all points of the Ukrainian Peace Formula.