Kariņš met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Margus Tsahkna, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Stéphane Séjourné, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba.
These talks are a follow-up to the conference of European leaders on stronger support to Ukraine hosted by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.
During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States, Ukraine and France discussed options for expanding support to Ukraine in order to strengthen its capacity to repel the Russian invasion, as well as further steps to isolate the aggressor state Russia.
A joint press conference of the Foreign Ministers was held at the conclusion of the event in the early evening which you can watch via the link below.
“Today's meeting is yet another proof that Europe and NATO are united. It is within our common powers to give Ukraine all the support it needs to win the war against Russia,” Kariņš said.
Krišjānis Kariņš underlined at the talks that the priority at present is to provide the Ukrainian armed forces with anti-aircraft protection, artillery shells, long-range weapons and drones.
In order to strengthen the positions of the Ukrainian forces in the battlefield, Latvia has joined the Czech-led initiative on the procurement of artillery ammunition for Ukraine.
