The return of the EU Delegation to Kyiv and the meeting of the Austrian Chancellor with Putin are the main events of the day

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WAR
1. Chief EU diplomat Josep Borrell noted that de facto all EU member states provide military assistance to Ukraine, and that it is incorrect to say otherwise about some countries.
2. The German arms company Rheinmetall is ready to deliver used Leopard 1 battle tanks to Ukraine.
3. The head of European diplomacy called on the EU member states to provide Ukraine with the weapons it is requesting as soon as possible against the background of the expected Russian offensive in the east of the country.
4. Russia is trying hard to disrupt arms supplies to Ukraine - Kuleb
Highlights: German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said that Ukraine urgently needed military support to be able to defend itself against Russian attacks.

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SANCTIONS
1. The Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki stated that the EU sanctions against Russia acted as a weak vaccine and to some extent even accelerated certain economic processes in Russia.
2. Canada has announced a new package of sanctions against the Russian defense industry in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
3. The European Union may begin discussions on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia next week.
4. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto said that the country is ready to pay for Russian gas in euros, which will then be converted into rubles.
Highlights: EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell has accused Russia of trying to blame food sanctions on Western sanctions, which it has created by the war against Ukraine.

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POLICY
1. The EU Delegation to Ukraine resumed its work in Kyiv.
2. Austrian Chancellor Karl Negammer, after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at his residence, said the conversation was "direct, open and tough."
3. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president, said that Sweden's and Finland's intentions to join NATO would not bring security to the European region.
4. Russia's ambassador to Poland on Monday accused Polish authorities of seizing Russian diplomatic property in Warsaw.
Highlights: Ihor Zhovkva, a diplomatic adviser to President Zelensky and responsible for European integration and deputy head of the OPU, believes that Ukraine's accession to the EU will take place in the coming years and will definitely not last for five years.

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SOLIDARITY
1. The European Union will provide support to Ukraine in documenting Russian war crimes in cooperation with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.
2. In the near future, Ukraine and the EU plan to sign an agreement on the liberalization of freight transport.
3. Germany will allocate 1 million euros to support the International Criminal Court, which investigates war crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine.
4. Specialists from France have arrived in Ukraine to assist the Ukrainian authorities in investigating war crimes committed by the Russian military.
The main thing: EU foreign ministers will discuss on Monday how to improve assistance to the Ukrainian people in the fight against the Russian invasion, including the introduction of sanctions.