An agreement between Ukraine and the EU on security guarantees will be signed on Thursday in Brussels at a meeting of the European Council.
“We will have a special guest, whose name we are not allowed to mention, but you all wrote about it, so we don’t have to confirm it. And you also know that tomorrow, after the family photo (of the EU leaders – IF-U), a security commitment (between Ukraine and the EU – IF-U) will be signed,” a senior European diplomat told reporters in Brussels on Thursday.
He did not name the “special guest,” but earlier European media had reported on the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Brussels.
The EU summit will be held in Brussels on June 27-28.
Answering journalists’ questions about how similar the content of this document is to the many security agreements already signed with the EU countries, the diplomat noted that “not all member states have signed agreements with Ukraine.” “The EU is a kind of umbrella in which everyone will assume obligations, and everyone will contribute by approving these security commitments,” the source explained.
At the same time, he emphasized the importance of the current meeting of the European Council, which will be the first after the elections to the European Parliament. “This is a new cycle that opens now with a clear idea of what the strategic agenda will be, how the leaders of the European Council intend to shape other institutions and work for the next five years – this is one part of the decision that will be made, and the second part is the names and team that will be responsible for implementing and working on this program,” the diplomat explained.
The EU leaders are expected to approve candidates for senior positions in the EU: President of the European Commission (the leaders are expected to approve the current President Ursula von der Leyen for a second term), President of the European Council (previously discussed the candidacy of former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa), High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (previously nominated for this position was Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas) and President of the European Parliament (discussed the re-election. ..).
In addition, the agenda will include issues of competitiveness, security and defense, migration, and the Middle East.
