President Zelenskyy reported that he discussed strengthening the defensive capabilities of Ukraine and all of Europe with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa in Brussels.

#costa. Sad but true ……. I’ve always wanted to make it into Costa and be the first customer. Today that aim was achieved. As I said sad but true.

European Council President Antonio Costa says Ukraine’s future could depend on admission to the European Union. Read more from @euronews
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The leaders of the 27 European Union countries will have an emergency summit on March 6 about next steps for Ukraine and Europe’s security.

European Council President Antonio Costa announced Sunday that he is convening the summit in Brussels. “We are living a defining moment for Ukraine and European security,”

https://apnews.com/article/eu-ukraine-european-security-summit-brussels-trump-5738236563dfacbaf4d54a53afad0e35

President Zelenskyy met in Munich with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The coordination of joint efforts, the 16th package of sanctions against Russia, and progress in Ukraine's EU accession negotiations were key topics of the meeting.

President Zelenskyy met today in Krakow with the President of the European Council, António Costa, to discuss strengthening sanctions pressure on Russia and the 16th sanctions package.

"We also discussed defensive assistance for our country, the development of our defense production, and the importance of new initiatives regarding ammunition supplies."

Slovak Prime Minister Robert #Fico criticized the European Union’s new foreign policy chief, Kaja #Kallas, and Council President António #Costa for expressing support for #Ukraine on behalf of the bloc on Monday.

https://www.politico.eu/article/robert-fico-slovakia-europe-ukraine-support-phone-call-ursula-von-der-leyen/

The #EU will provide #Ukraine with an additional €4.2 billion ($4.4 billion) in December and plans to allocate €1.5 billion monthly ($1.6 billion) from January 2025 using the Russian frozen funds, EU Council President António #Costa said.

https://english.nv.ua/nation/frozen-russian-assets-starting-january-ukraine-will-receive-1-5-billion-euros-monthly-50470850.html

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Besuch in Kiew: Costa für baldige Beitrittsverhandlungen mit Uktaine

Der neue EU-Ratspräsident Costa hat der Ukraine für 2025 den Beginn von Beitrittsverhandlungen versprochen. Die EU-Außenbeauftragte Kallas regte bei dem gemeinsamen Besuch in Kiew die Diskussion über eine NATO-Mitgliedschaft der Ukraine an.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/ukraine-kallas-costa-106.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

Neue EU-Spitzenvertreter auf Solidaritätsbesuch in Kiew

Gleich am ersten Tag ihrer Amtszeit sind die neuen EU-Spitzenvertreter Kallas und Costa nach Kiew gereist. Ihre Mission ist klar: Der Ukraine die volle EU-Unterstützung zusichern. Dabei setzt Russland das Land weiter militärisch unter Druck.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/ukraine-kallas-costa-102.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

European Council President Antonio #Costa and Kaja #Kallas, the #EU's foreign policy chief, arrived in the Ukrainian capital #Kyiv on Sunday, using the first day in their new roles to send a message of support for #Ukraine in its war with #Russia.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eus-new-top-foreign-policy-officials-visit-ukraine-show-solidarity-2024-12-01/

#Russia is less than thrilled about the #EU’s new top team, the #Kremlin’s spokesperson said Friday — not that #Brussels will care one bit.

Dmitry #Peskov predicted relations between #Moscow and Brussels likely wouldn’t improve anytime soon with European Commission President Ursula von der #Leyen, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja #Kallas and former Portuguese Prime Minister António #Costa as the EU’s top brass.

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-kremlin-dmitry-peskov-european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-estonian-prime-minister-kaja-kallas-portuguese-prime-minister-antonio-costa/

#EU leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der #Leyen of #Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body.

At a summit in #Brussels, the bloc's 27 national leaders also picked former Portuguese premier Antonio #Costa as the future chair of their European Council meetings and selected Estonian Prime Minister Kaja #Kallas as the next EU foreign policy chief.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-leaders-agree-top-jobs-strategic-agenda-with-focus-defence-2024-06-26/

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