The top diplomats agreed on further support for Ukraine and future measures to step up transatlantic cooperation. They stressed the necessity to strengthen EU member states’ defence capabilities.

The ministers discussed the lines of prospective cooperation with incoming President Donald Trump’s administration. They reaffirmed close coordination between Europe and the United States in foreign and security policy to prevent weakening of the North Atlantic Alliance. The Berlin talks highlighted the need to redouble efforts in countering the conventional and hybrid threats posed by Russia and its partners.

The participants declared continued political, military, and financial support for Ukraine. They stressed that the scenarios for resolving the conflict and ending the Russian aggression must be developed in close coordination with the Ukrainian authorities and with Europe’s security interests in mind.

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During today’s Berlin Ministerial, the top diplomats issued the joint statement below.