Josep Borrell: Support to Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, and countries in the South Caucasus is more important than ever

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said the Ukraine war made it clear that the EU must strengthen cooperation with its Eastern partners.

“In the context of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine, the strategic compass clearly stresses our intention to boost our cooperation in the area of security and defence with our Eastern Partners.

Support to Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, and countries in the South Caucasus is more important than ever. We will continue supporting our partners and strengthening ties with them”, said Josep Borrell.

According to him, they have proposed to increase the non-lethal military assistance measures benefitting Georgia and Moldova.

“We have proposed to increase the non-lethal military assistance measures benefitting Georgia and Moldova. It will support logistics, cyber-defence, military medical, engineering, and mobility capabilities. We will present them in June for planned adoption by the Council in July," said the EU High Representative.