At a summit in Brussels, the leaders restated their condemnation of Russia's war against Ukraine and said the EU and its member countries "stand ready" to contribute to commitments that would help Ukraine defend itself in the long term.
In a text summarising the conclusions of the summit, the leaders said they would swiftly consider the form these commitments would take.
Ukraine needs our commitment to continue ensuring their security during the war and after the war," he added.
The final text said the EU would contribute "together with partners" and "in full respect of the security and defence policy of certain Member States".
Ukraine has argued the best way to assure its own security and that of Europe is for it to join NATO.
Persons:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Josep Borrell, Borrell, Zelenskiy, Wagner, Bart Meier, Marine Strauss, Sabine Siebold, Cynthia Osterman
Organizations:
Union, Russia, EU, European Peace Facility, Ukrainian Defence Fund, European Union, NATO, Kyiv, Thomson
Locations:
BRUSSELS, Brussels, Ukraine, France, Baltic, U.S, States, United States, Britain, Germany, Europe, Russia