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EU leaders have given their “full unwavering support to Ukraine.”
This came on the first day of a two days summit in Brussels.
On Thursday, a statement was issued which also sought to underline EU “determination to closely monitor and contain any risks stemming from disinformation, including through artificial intelligence, as well as foreign information manipulation and interference in electoral processes.”
This is an indirect reference to the upcoming EU wide elections in June.
Member states asked the EU institutions and national authorities to “cooperate on such matters.”
Turning to Ukraine, the summit in Brussels said it “reiterates its full unwavering support to Ukraine, its people and its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.”
The leaders also again “strongly condemn Russia’s continued air and missile attacks against Ukraine’s civilians and civilian and critical infrastructure, including the recent intensified targeting of the energy sector.”
The statement added, “The European Union and its Member States will intensify the provision of humanitarian and civil protection assistance, including equipment such as power generators and power transformers.”
EU leaders, who resumed the meeting on Thursday, said they wanted to “underline the need to urgently provide air defence to Ukraine and to speed up and intensify the delivery of all the necessary military assistance, including artillery ammunition and missiles.”
The summit, on the first day, also welcomes progress on the proposals to “direct extraordinary revenues stemming from Russia’s immobilised assets for the benefit of Ukraine and calls for their swift adoption.”
“Military support will be provided in full respect of the security and defence policy of certain Member States and taking into account the security and defence interests of all Member States,” said the statement.
