EU ministers convene in Ukraine to show support after US, Slovakia wobbles

EU foreign ministers held their first ever meeting outside the bloc in Ukraine on Monday, a show of support for the country after a pro-Russian candidate won an election in Slovakia and the U.S. Congress omitted funding for Kyiv from a spending bill.
“We are convening a historic meeting of EU Foreign Ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future member of the EU,” Borrell said on X. “We are here to express our solidarity and support to the Ukrainian people.”
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he was proud to host the meeting: “For the first time in history, outside current EU borders. But also within its future borders.”