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Added on the 07/12/2016 09:53:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss several issues, including the conflict in Ukraine and its impact on Europe more widely. Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, is also present at the meeting. IMAGES
NATO foreign ministers pose for a family photo as they open a two-day meeting in the Romanian capital to discuss, among other things, the conflict in Ukraine and how to help the country as winter arrives. IMAGES
The defence of Europe without Ukraine would be a "futile task", Kyiv's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells the press as he arrives for a meeting of his North Atlantic Treaty Organization counterparts in Brussels. Speaking after greeting the US-led defence alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Kuleba adds that he believes the Ukrainian armed forces to now be currently "the strongest and the most battle-hardened army in Europe" as its war against Russia's invading forces drags on towards a third year. Kuleba and his NATO counterparts on Wednesday are set to agree on a plan for reforms aimed at helping Ukraine towards eventual membership in the alliance. IMAGES
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov arrives at a meeting of NATO defence minsters, following a rash of deadly Russian aerial attacks which has led to a call from President Volodymyr Zelensky for an air shield. IMAGES
Foreign ministers from NATO's members states are joined by Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba ahead of a meeting in Brussels on the war in Ukraine. Kuleba has called on NATO members to provide Kyiv with all the heavy weaponry it needs to fight Russia's invading forces. IMAGES
The foreign ministers of various nations arrive at a NATO meeting Ministers of Foreign Affairs at NATO headquarters in Brussels, as the alliance ponders how best to respond to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. IMAGES
Defence ministers from the countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as well as non-affiliated countries neighbouring Russia including Georgia and Finland arrive at a meeting to discuss Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES