EU and Ukrainian flags on the European Parliament building in Brussels. File photoBRUSSELS, Oct 5 The European Union plans to launch a mission to train the Ukrainian military, but intends to continue to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict, EU diplomat Josep Borrell said in his blog. He stressed that Brussels will strengthen support for Kyiv militarily, financially and politically. Borrell expressed hope that at the meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers on October 17, it will be possible to officially launch a training mission for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"At the same time, we remain ready to seek a diplomatic solution, if circumstances allow us to do it constructively& #34;,” he stressed.
In the spring, the head of EU diplomacy tweeted that “this war must be won on the battlefield,” for which he was criticized. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the current European Union has finally renounced peacekeeping ideals. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Borrell's call out of the ordinary. According to the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, such statements complicate the dialogue on a new security architecture in Europe. Against the backdrop of Russia's military special operation, the United States and its NATO allies continue to supply weapons to Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of weapons becomes a legitimate target for the Russian army. Russia's permanent representative brought the position on referendums to the EU representatives