Kiev to discuss membership perspective, military aid with EU
Western military assistance and a clear perspective on the possible European Union (EU) membership are among the main points Ukraine will discuss at the upcoming European Partnership summit in Latvia, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vadym Prystayko said at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, Sputnik News reported.
“What we want from Riga Summit… political support, which thank to all of you, we are already having,” Prystayko told the audience on Friday, adding that Ukraine also needs financial support as well as keep sanctions on Russia. “Military technical assistance… We have to have that military equipment to be able to protect our own borders, our sovereignty.”
Prystayko also stressed that Ukraine needs to have a clear understanding on the country’s membership in the EU.
“We have to be given a clear perspective of membership,” he concluded.