President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes after the summit with the EU in Kyiv continued pressure for his country to join the European Union quickly. “We already speak as members of the EU”, said Zelenskyj in his video message distributed every evening in Kyiv on Friday evening. The status just has to legally anchored become, he said. However, the EU Commission, headed by President Ursula von der Leyen, stressed that Ukraine still had a long way to go before becoming a member of the European Union.
On the other hand, Zelenskyj said that the EU representatives held out the prospect of accession negotiations at the summit in Kyiv on Friday. “There is an understanding that it is possible to start negotiations on Ukraine’s membership of the European Union this year,” said Zelenskyy. There were no such concrete statements from the EU side. Von der Leyen had praised Selenskyj’s determination and willingness to reform in Kyiv, but also emphasized that there was still a lot to do. There is no schedule.
Zelenskyy is traditionally euphoric about Ukraine’s rapid EU membership. “We are preparing Ukraine for one greater integration into the internal market the EU – that means more income for Ukrainian companies, more production and more jobs in our country. And more income for our state and local households,” he said. “That’s what really makes Ukraine stronger.”
Ukraine will do everything to ensure that the Russian aggression becomes a “suicide” for Moscow. The EU has now welcomed his plan for peace in Ukraine. The core of Zelenskyj’s plan is that Withdrawal of Russian troops before negotiations begin. Russia, which controls nearly 20 percent of Ukraine’s territory, rejects this suggestion as absurd.
Zelenskyj also reported on that Visit of the Polish Defense Minister colleague Mariusz Blaszczak. Within the western armored coalition, everything is being done to ensure that Ukraine gets modern heavy weapons as quickly as possible. The tanks should not only help the country to stop the Russian advance, but also to reverse the conquest of occupied territories. Zelenskyy admitted that the situation in Donbass in eastern Ukraine was difficult in the face of massive Russian attacks.
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