- I note with appreciation the readiness of the largest countries in the European Union to take over the burden of military and financial support for Ukraine in the context of a possible simplification in US engagement - said Radosław Sikorski after the gathering of the EU large 5 in Warsaw. The head of the Italian Ministry of abroad Affairs declared that preparations are underway for a joint conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine, and the German minister announced investments in defence "significantly exceeding" 2 percent of GDP.