European Union Foreign Ministers Fly to Kiev in a Show of Unity, as the World Distances Itself From Ukraine – Chief EU Diplomat Borrell ‘Hopes’ to Send $5 Billion More in Military Aid
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.
EU Foreign Ministers fly to Kiev for a show of unity – almost.
After the funding legislation clash almost led to a US government shutdown, no additional funding for Ukraine was included in the emergency bill.
Meanwhile, in Eastern Europe, Slovakia, a neighboring member of NATO country held elections that put a leader in place – Robert Fico – that has vowed to stop all military funding to Ukraine.
Most EU foreign ministers convened in Kyiv to mark their support, and give Ukraine a ‘positive-agenda’ platform.
Kyiv downplayed the troubles accumulating on both sides of the Atlantic, especially the danger that the U.S.