European Union foreign ministers will meet in Warsaw on Wednesday for two days of informal talks focusing on the bloc's relations with the United States and the war in Ukraine, UNN reports, citing dpa.
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Donald Trump's return to the White House earlier this year has significantly changed the political winds regarding the EU, the publication writes. After a steady increase in transatlantic trade, the EU, it is noted, has become the object of Trump's unpredictable trade policy.
The bloc is reportedly still hoping to resolve the conflict through currently suspended additional tariffs on EU imports into the US worth billions of dollars through negotiations.
"The consequences of the US administration's U-turn in supporting war-torn Ukraine are also on the agenda. EU ministers are expected to discuss how to strengthen Ukraine's position ahead of possible peace talks and increase pressure on Moscow,"
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha is expected to brief EU ministers on the latest news about Russia's war.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will join his EU counterparts on Wednesday, amid rapid geopolitical changes that are fostering a reconciliation of relations roughly five years after Britain's departure from the bloc, the publication points out.
Talks with Lammy are expected to focus on cooperation on defense and security issues ahead of the upcoming EU-UK summit in London in late May.
Foreign ministers of EU candidate countries have been invited to participate in talks on Thursday focusing on security and hybrid threats.