A decision on sanctions could be taken on Monday, May 16, at the level of EU foreign ministers. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleb was also invited to the discussion.
European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell announces EU plans to provide an additional 500 million euros to Kyiv for the purchase of heavy weapons to repel the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, according to Voice of America.
Borrel announced the next tranche on Friday at a meeting of representatives of the EU and the “Big Seven” (G7) in the city of Weissenhaus in northern Germany. During a meeting of G7 foreign ministers, Borrell said the aid would go to Kiev's purchase of tanks and artillery.
also approve the embargo on Russian oil supplies.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that a number of EU countries are proposing to postpone the decision on the embargo so as not to hamper the entry into force of other provisions of the sixth package of sanctions.
The decision could be taken on Monday, May 16, when sanctions will be discussed at the level of EU foreign ministers. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleb was also invited to the discussion.
Thus, the total amount of financial support to Ukraine from the European Union will reach 2 billion euros. True, some diplomats in Europe say the tranche must be approved by all 27 member states, but some may disagree over such significant allocations.
“It will be a critical moment to see if the EU will preserve its unity or it will be divided, Kuleba said. “For many years, Putin has been trying to achieve just that: to split the European Union's unity on its policy toward Ukraine.” At the same time, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine said on Friday that official Kyiv is still ready to continue negotiations with Moscow in order to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis, as well as to release large stocks of grain intended for export and blocked in Ukrainian storage facilities as a result of hostilities. At the same time, Dmytro Kuleba noted that Russia “prefers war to negotiations,” and the Ukrainian authorities have not yet received positive signals from the Kremlin.
and not before Russia throws ultimatums on the table, “Kuleba said.
