Poland pushes for EU mission to Ukraine
Poland is pushing for the European Union to send a mission to Ukraine with the aim of helping authorities in Kiev undertake security reforms, diplomatic sources in Brussels have stated.
For the time being the mission does not have the support of all countries in the EU. According to diplomats which spoke to the Polish Press Agency, the mission would be part of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy.
The move comes as the EU’s foreign ministers are to meet in Luxembourg on Monday, although it is not expected that any concrete decisions will be made during the meeting.
The EU mission would work in tandem with the OSCE, but wouldn’t double up on the organization’s activities.
According to the diplomatic sources, the mission has the backing of the UK and Sweden, although Germany remains skeptical of the idea as the OSCE already has observers in the country and is worried about deepening tensions with Russia.
