Borrell: EU membership will be the most reliable guarantee of security for Ukraine
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The most reliable guarantee of security for Ukraine from Europe may be granting the republic membership in the European Union. But for this, the country must continue to carry out reforms. EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell shared this opinion at a briefing.
“The strongest security commitment we can give Ukraine is EU membership <…>. The country is now a candidate [на вступление] and continues to move forward,” said Borrell (quote according to RIA Novosti).
He also said that by the end of the year the European Union could agree on the allocation of an additional 5 billion euros (about $5.3 billion at the exchange rate as of October 2) for military support for Ukraine.
According to him, the EU continues to cooperate with the republic in the field of defense industry, mine clearance and training of military personnel. Brussels has agreed to train 40,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, including F-16 fighter pilots.
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