Yesterday Russia hit again Ukraine with barbaric attacks against its people & critical infrastructure.
Words alone will not stop Putin. We must deliver more military support.
Today, I wrote to EU Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers ahead of the FAC on 22 April.
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V productive meeting of G7AmbReformUA w/🇺🇦PM Denys Shmyhal on emergency energy needs after RU bombed multiple power stations. 🇺🇦 will stay resilient w/its ingenuity & international support! 🇪🇺🇺🇦

EU in Ukraine

Today, the Steering Committee of the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform for 🇺🇦 #Ukraine met for the first time in #Kyiv . On the agenda:

🔹🇺🇦's budget financing needs
🔹Recovery & reconstruction
🔹Reforms for sustainable growth
🔹Private sector engagement

#StandWithUkraine

Back in Kyiv & starting with/gender equality. Tx Ivanna Klympush Denyse Brown & Martin Åberg for great panel on Gender in EU integration supported by @UNWOMENUKRAINE. Gender mainstreaming is not just ticking a box but for 🇺🇦 path towards EU 🇪🇺accession.

🇪🇺 EU Council backs the renewal of autonomous trade measures to help 🇺🇦 Ukraine, including:
✅ suspension of import duties and quotas until 5 June 2025
✅ reinforced protection of EU sensitive agricultural products
More information: europa.eu/!q4mV9t

Just voted in the second round of Slovak Presidential elections!

Land mines kill people & destroy livelihoods!!!

Joined colleagues Ambassadors in marking nternational Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action by addressing UNDP Ukraine 🇺🇦 & Legacy of War Foundation photo exhibition. Working together 🤝 to clear 🇺🇦 land from mines. #IMAD2024

'These barbaric attacks only strengthen EU’s resolve to increase its support to Ukraine' HR/VP Josep Borrell Fontelles met 🇺🇦 Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels. They discussed latest developments, including the attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
➡️europa.eu/!Kb4fkq

Ukraine: Josep Borrell Fontelles met w/ Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels to review latest developments in 🇷🇺 aggression against 🇺🇦 & 🇪🇺 support to its defence. Latest attacks on energy infrastructure only strengthen EU’s resolve to speed up & increase military assistance europa.eu/!Kb4fkq

1/2 G7 Ambassadors are following High Qualifications Commission of Judges news closely & urge a transparent selection process for new leadership with integrity & independence.

👏👏👏 Congrats to Ukraine 🇺🇦 National team for qualifying to EURO24 Football Championship!!!

#SlavaUkraïni
EU in Ukraine

The EU condemns the repeated attacks against Ukraine over the past week.

Russia has used nearly 190 missiles to target civilians and destroy energy infrastructure, and deprive ordinary citizens of basic electricity and heating systems.

These are war crimes.

Russia continues its brutal attacks against Ukraine's population with overnight drone & missile bombing of energy infrastructures, killing & wounding dozens, jeopardizing the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
This must stop! All responsible will be held to account.

Another night of massive RU missile and drone attacks targeting vital infrastructure throughout 🇺🇦. Ukrainians had to spend the night once again in shelters. Condolences to families of victims of RU aggression.
🇺🇦 needs more support
🇷🇺 will be held accountable
#SlavaUkraïni

Eloquent statement by Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський of the urgent needs of 🇺🇦.

👏👏👏 Step on lobbying fulfilled!!

Great debate today at EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺 Days. Pleasure to moderate panel “Are we ready for enlargement”, with illustrious panelists SG of European Commission Ilze Juhansone Gert Jan Koopman & Stéphanie Riso. Upshot: Yes, we are!!

👏👏👏 First 4.5 billion EUR from #UkraineFacity disbursed today!!! And Denys Shmyhal submitted to Ursula von der Leyen the #UkrainePlan which lays ground for the 50 billion EUR investments in 🇺🇦. EU in Ukraine

#SlavaUkraïni

Indeed, great symbolism by 🇪🇺 to use frozen Russian assets to buy weapons for 🇺🇦!!

#SlavaUkraïni