Brussels 29.08.2025 The EU Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers convene in Copenhagen for the informal meeting in Gymnich format on 29-30 August.

Talks on Russia’s aggression on Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East will set the agenda for the EU Foreign Ministers when they meet in Copenhagen this week for the Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich 🇩🇰 🇪🇺

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The meeting is hosted by Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, as his country holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the current term until the end of the year.

A press release from the Ministry said that the informal meeting will focus, among other things, on “the continued Russian aggression against Ukraine, developments in the Middle East, including Iran, as well as the situation in Gaza”.

Arrival and doorstep by @FranckenTheo, Minister of Defence of #Belgium, at the informal meeting of #Defence Ministers taking place on 29 September 2025 in #Copenhagen.https://t.co/A17OhKdYla

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During his stay in Copenhagen the Ministers will have informal conversations with counterparts, as well as with other officials. Taking into consideration this specific informal nature of the event, no formal conclusions or announcement of event are expected.
However during doorsteps some of the Ministers revealed their plans, namely Theo Francken, the Minister of Defence of Belgiium, said that his government will provide Ukraine with 100 million euro in military aid this year through the Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism. This amount is on the top of the 1 billion euro in military support already provided.

NATO allies, Ukraine, and the United States are developing a new mechanism that will focus on delivering the U.S. weapons to Ukraine from the Priority Ukraine Requirements List, known under the acronym PURL.

Ukraine would prioritize the weapons it needs in tranches of roughly $500 million, and NATO allies – coordinated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte – would then negotiate among themselves who would donate or pay (credit) for items on the list.