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EU leaders to discuss conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East at summit
The conflict between Ukraine and the Middle East will once again be the main topic of the two-day EU summit in Brussels. As EU representatives told journalists yesterday, the participants of the meeting plan to discuss the expansion of military support for Kyiv.
The President of the Council of the European Union (EU) Charles Michel said that he had invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the summit to present the so-called victory plan to EU leaders. According to an EU representative, the EU hopes that the Community countries will agree to supply Ukraine with more weapons. According to the diplomat, the EU leaders "will review progress in the supply of air defense systems, ammunition and missiles, as well as support measures under the European Peace Facility and bilateral support from EU countries." He added that they will also discuss the process of using the proceeds from Russia's frozen assets for Ukraine. Finally, the conference participants will discuss "how to strengthen Ukraine's energy sector and critical infrastructure" ahead of winter.
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The Middle East conflict has been the focus of every European Union (EU) summit over the past year. This time, the leaders will discuss the latest developments in the conflict, especially the "serious escalation of violence in the region," an EU spokesman said. The meeting will focus on an immediate ceasefire along the Lebanese-Israeli border (Blue Line), support for Lebanese government institutions and forces, an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the delivery of humanitarian aid and the unconditional release of all hostages, the EU spokesman said. The two leaders "will also discuss the escalation of the situation in the West Bank with recent military operations, the rise in settler violence, the expansion of illegal settlements and the security situation in the Red Sea," the diplomat said.
EU leaders also said they would send a signal to the Georgian government that Brussels would halt European integration unless Tbilisi changed its course, diplomats said. Other topics at the summit include the situation in Moldova ahead of the upcoming elections, the EU's immigration policy and economic development in the region.