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European Council
Brussels, 20 March 2025
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NOTE
From:
To:
Subject:
President of the European Council
Delegations
European Council meeting (20 March 2025)
- Ukraine
The European Council discussed the latest developments as regards Ukraine. The text set out in this
document was firmly supported by 26 Heads of State or Government.
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UKRAINE
1.
Recalling its previous conclusions, the European Council reaffirms its continued and
unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity
within its internationally recognised borders. The European Union maintains its
‘peace
through strength’ approach,
which requires Ukraine to be in the strongest possible
position, with its own robust military and defence capabilities as an essential
component. In line with this approach, the European Union remains committed, in
coordination with like-minded partners and allies, to providing further comprehensive
support to Ukraine and its people, as it exercises its inherent right to self-defence
against Russia’s war of aggression.
2.
The European Council reiterates its support for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace
based on the principles of the UN Charter and international law and welcomes all efforts
towards achieving such a peace. It recalls the principles it set out on 6 March 2025 that
should guide peace negotiations.
3.
The European Council welcomes the joint statement by Ukraine and the United States
following their meeting in Saudi Arabia on 11 March 2025, including the proposals for
a ceasefire agreement, humanitarian efforts, and the resumption of US intelligence
sharing and security assistance. The European Council calls on Russia to show real
political will to end the war.
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4.
A credible pathway to peace must include humanitarian relief efforts, notably the
exchange of prisoners of war, the release of civilians and the return of all Ukrainian
children and other civilians unlawfully deported and transferred to Russia and Belarus.
5.
The European Union remains ready to step up pressure on Russia, including through
further sanctions and by strengthening the enforcement of existing measures, including
further means and measures to counter their circumvention, in order to weaken its
ability to continue waging its war of aggression.
Subject to EU law, Russia’s assets
should remain immobilised until Russia ceases its war of aggression against Ukraine
and compensates it for the damage caused by this war.
6.
The European Union and its Member States will contribute to the peace process and
help secure a just and lasting peace for Ukraine, which is in the interest of both Ukraine
and Europe as a whole.
7.
A comprehensive peace agreement, which respects
Ukraine’s independence,
sovereignty and territorial integrity, needs to be accompanied by robust and credible
security guarantees for Ukraine to deter future Russian aggression. The European
Council welcomes the efforts that have started in this regard together with like-minded
and NATO partners. The European Union and Member States are ready to contribute to
security guarantees,
in particular by supporting Ukraine’s ability to defend itself
effectively, based on their respective competences and capabilities, in line with
international law.
8.
The European Union will continue to provide Ukraine with regular and predictable
financial support. The European Council calls on the Commission to swiftly take all
necessary measures to frontload financing under the Ukraine Facility and the G7 ERA
initiative. It urges the Commission and Member States to use all options under the
Ukraine Facility to increase financial support to Ukraine.
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9.
The European Council recalls the initiatives to enhance EU military support to Ukraine,
notably that of the High Representative to coordinate increased support by Member
States and other participating States, on a voluntary basis, notably on large-calibre
artillery ammunition and missiles, as well as the military needs component of the
G7 ERA initiative. It calls on Member States to urgently step up efforts to address
Ukraine’s pressing military and defence needs.
10.
All military support as well as security guarantees for Ukraine will be provided in full
respect of the security and defence policy of certain Member States and taking into
account the security and defence interests of all Member States.
11.
The European Council reaffirms the EU’s
strong commitment to ensuring full
accountability for war crimes and the other most serious crimes committed in
connection with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In this context, the
progress made on establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against
Ukraine, within the framework of the Council of Europe, is an important step.
12.
The European Union remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s repair, recovery and
reconstruction, in coordination with international partners. The Ukraine Recovery
Conference in July 2025, hosted by Italy, will be important in that context.
13.
The European Council reiterates the inherent right of Ukraine to choose its own destiny,
based on the UN Charter and international law. The European Union will intensify
support
for Ukraine’s reform efforts on its path towards EU
membership. The European
Council underlines the importance of progress in the negotiating process in line with the
merit-based approach, opening clusters when the conditions are met, starting with the
fundamentals cluster as soon as possible.
14.
The European Council will revert to this issue at its next meeting.
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