EU summit urges de-escalation
EU leaders who gathered for a summit in Brussels on Friday, June 27, said in a joint statement that specific steps should be taken to de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine’s embattled Southeast by Monday.
The measures mentioned by the EU leaders include the release of hostages, return of border checkpoints to Ukrainian authorities and start of talks in Ukraine’s southeastern regions by June 30.
The EU summit statement also said that “the Council will assess the situation and, should it be required, adopt necessary decisions. The European Council underlines its commitment to reconvene at any time for further significant restrictive measures.”