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Add as preferred source on GoogleEU Council President invites Zelenskiy to a special summit on March 6 to discuss future support and security guarantees for Ukraine.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he had invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the special summit of EU leaders on March 6, to discuss future support to Ukraine.
"The EU and its member states are ready to take more responsibility for Europe's security," Costa said in invitation letter to EU leaders.
"We should therefore be prepared for a possible European contribution to the security guarantees that will be necessary to ensure a lasting peace in Ukraine."
Costa, who chairs the EU summits, said he aimed for decisions that would make the EU "better equipped to deal with immediate and future challenges to its security".
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Christina Fincher)
EU Council President Antonio Costa invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the special summit of EU leaders.
The summit aims to discuss future support for Ukraine and the necessary security guarantees to ensure lasting peace.
Costa stated that the EU and its member states are ready to take more responsibility for Europe's security.
Costa aims for decisions that will make the EU better equipped to deal with immediate and future challenges to its security.
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