At an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers, representatives of many European states supported the operation of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region, EU foreign minister Josep Borrell said at a press conference after the event.
“Many EU countries have expressed their support for the operation. [в Курской области]”, – said Borrell
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said Dmitry Kuleba He informed his colleagues from EU countries about the progress of hostilities.
“We received a lot of information about what the situation on the battlefield is like and how the attack… changes the whole picture, including on the front line in Donbass,” – added Borrell’s boss.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have previously admitted that the attack on the Kursk region did not ease the fighting in the Donbass. Russian President Vladimir Putin Against the backdrop of the fighting in the Kursk region, he noted that the pace of the Russian forces’ offensive in Donbass has increased one and a half times.
At the same meeting, foreign ministers of EU member states discussed the issue of lifting restrictions on attacks on Russian territory with weapons supplied to Ukraine, but failed to reach a consensus.
Fighting in the Kursk region has continued since 6 August, when Ukrainian troops invaded the region.
The EU did not change its position on the conflict in Ukraine in connection with the events in the Russian region and did not refuse to support kyiv. Representative of the EU Foreign Service Pedro Stano He said Ukraine was conducting “legitimately defensive” military operations and could therefore “strike the enemy wherever it deems necessary: on its territory, but also on the enemy’s territory.”
Putin called the attack on the Kursk region a large-scale provocation. Moscow condemns any Western assistance to kyiv and believes that this will only prolong the conflict and will not change its outcome. The Kremlin called the position of lifting the ban on the use of weapons supplied to Ukraine for attacks on Russian territory “dangerous.”
