'I believe that Ukraine deserves to start negotiations on EU membership this year' theSun theSundaily UkraineWar Ukraine Europe news Zelensky
said Thursday that his war-torn country deserved to start talks “this year” on joining the European Union.
He said further integration with the European bloc would inspire Ukrainians and give them “motivation” to fight against Russian troops.In June last year, EU leaders granted candidate status to Ukraine, just months after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops to the pro-Western country.French President Emmanuel Macron warned last May it could take “decades” before Ukraine meets the criteria and achieves full membership.
On Twitter, von der Leyen said Ukraine was “taking notable steps forward to meet our recommendations, while at the same time fighting an invasion.”
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