Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba: "Glad to be welcomed in Brussels by Josep Borrell today for an important EU ministers meeting ahead of the new political season.

Long-term peace in Europe depends on bold short-term decisions to support Ukraine, such as long-range strikes, air defense, and timely military aid. We discussed how to jointly advance them.

Ukraine's successes in Kursk demonstrate that it is capable of regaining the initiative and prevailing on the battlefield. We need more bold decisions to capitalize on this momentum.

I am especially grateful to Josep for his support for lifting the restrictions on Ukraine's use of weapons against legitimate military targets in Russia.

We paid specific attention to Ukraine’s progress in implementing requirements for EU membership, such as the recent Rome Statute ratification, and further steps on both sides to advance the accession process.

We also coordinated our efforts to advance the Peace Formula ahead of the Second Peace Summit, as well as joint actions to increase political, diplomatic, and economic pressure on Russia and its allies.

I am grateful to the EU and its member states for their strong and consistent support for Ukraine".