Sybiha to brief EU colleagues on Ukraine situation amid Russia's war and impact of Iran conflict
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha will discuss the latest battlefield developments related to Russia’s war as well as the possible impact of the Iran conflict.
The issue of Russia’s war against Ukraine is on the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting scheduled for Monday in Brussels, a senior European diplomat said ahead of the event. Sybiha will join his European colleagues via videoconference.
"The first item for discussion will be Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine. As is usually the case, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andriy Sybiha, will join the discussion via video teleconference. So I am confident that he will provide updated information on the situation on the ground, as well as the broader picture, including the implications of the Middle East situation for Ukraine and perhaps for Russia. So I think that will be the driving force of the conversation," he said.
Before the official start of the meeting, ministers will discuss an update to the European Security Strategy over breakfast. "The question now is how to develop cooperation among foreign ministers and discuss the timeline, formats and content of this strategy. It should be a threat assessment, updated according to the current situation in the world, and then a broader security assessment, and I say broad because it concerns not only military threats and so on, but also democracy, energy supply, economic security, etc.," the diplomat told journalists.
Returning to the official agenda, he said other issues will include the Middle East situation and the EU’s southern neighborhood. In addition, there will be an informal lunch with India’s foreign minister.
