European Union foreign ministers are to meet on Wednesday in Warsaw for two days of informal talks focused on the bloc’s changing relations with the U.S. and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The return of Donald Trump to the White House at the beginning of the year has significantly changed the political winds in the EU.

After steadily increasing trans-Atlantic trade, the EU has become a target of Trump’s unpredictable trade policies.

The bloc still hopes to resolve a conflict over currently suspended additional tariffs on EU imports to the U.S. worth billions through negotiations.

The fallout from the U.S. administration’s U-turn on support for war-torn Ukraine is also on the agenda.

EU ministers are expected to discuss strengthening Ukraine’s position ahead of possible peace talks and increasing pressure on Moscow.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is expected to debrief EU ministers on the latest on Russia’s war.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is to join his EU counterparts on Wednesday as the rapid geopolitical shifts help reconcile relations roughly five years after the UK left the bloc.

Talks with Mr Lammy were expected to focus on cooperation on defence and security issues ahead of an upcoming EU-UK summit in London later in May.

Foreign ministers of EU candidate countries were invited to participate in the Thursday talks, which will focus on security and hybrid threats.

(dpa/NAN)