Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський@ZelenskyyUa
A good meeting in the Washington format on the sidelines of the Summit of the European Political Community. Participants included @EmmanuelMacron , @Keir_Starmer, @GiorgiaMeloni, @jonasgahrstore, @donaldtusk, @PetteriOrpo, @MarkJCarney, @eucopresident António Costa, @vonderleyen, and @SecGenNATO Mark Rutte. I thank each of them.
We held a detailed discussion on strengthening air defense: the production of necessary European systems and missiles, support for the PURL initiative, and ways to equip Europe with its own anti-ballistic capabilities.
I thank Canada for a new contribution to the PURL initiative. Prior to the meeting, Mark Carney announced an additional $200 million. Mark Rutte assured that the provision of anti‑ballistic missiles to Ukraine remains consistent with earlier arrangements.
Diplomacy was addressed in a very substantive manner. Due to the war in Iran, there is currently an obvious pause in negotiations. We discussed how to reinvigorate this process, contacts with the United States, and Europe’s role in it. We also spoke about the situation on the frontline – importantly, all partners noted that Ukraine’s positions are now significantly stronger. I am grateful to our warriors.
We also covered the need to protect energy. We are grateful for the European support package of €90 billion. It is important that the funds begin to arrive as soon as possible and that Ukraine is able to implement its resilience plans in preparation for winter.
Thank you for supporting Ukraine.