“Ukraine belongs to the European family,” said Kyiv’s Chancellor Olaf Solz, expressing his respect and solidarity with the Ukrainian struggle. “Kyiv ready to work to become a full member of the EU,” Zelensky said.
Chancellor Olaf Soltz recently asked Kyiv to grant candidate status to join the European Union in both Ukraine and Moldova.
“Germany is in favor of a positive decision for Ukraine. The same is true for Moldova, “said Solz, speaking at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, Romanian President Klaus Johannes and Prime Minister Johannes. Dragi.
“Ukraine belongs to the European family,” Solz added, expressing his respect and solidarity with the struggle of the Ukrainians.
Zelensky: Ukraine ready to work to become a full member of the EU
Ukraine “ready” to work to become a “full member” of the European Union, he said today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in Kyiv with his counterparts from Germany, France, Italy and Romania.
“Ukrainians have already won the right to enter this path and gain candidate status,” Zelensky said after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Solz, French President Emanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Johannes.
The European Union is expected to decide next week whether or not to grant Ukraine candidate statusthe first step in a negotiation process that may take years.
Dressed in his khaki T-shirt, which he wears in public after the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, Zelensky stressed that granting Ukraine EU candidate status “could strengthen freedom in Europe in a historic way.” ».
The Ukrainian president said that the Russian invasion of his country equates to aggression against the whole of Europe and that the more weapons Ukraine receives from the West, the faster it will be able to liberate the Ukrainian-occupied territories.
He said in a press conference that he had discussed with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania the possibility of further sanctions against Russia and post-war reconstruction.
Ukraine is grateful for the deliveries of weapons coming to its aid against the Russian invasion and expects to receive heavy weapons, including modern missile artillery and missile defense systems, the Ukrainian president added.
“Every day of delay or postponement is an opportunity for the Russian military to kill Ukrainians or destroy our cities,” he said. “There is a direct correlation: the more powerful weapons we receive, the faster we can liberate our people, our land.”
“Russian aggression against Ukraine is aggression against the whole of Europe, against the whole of a united Europe, against each and every one of us, against our values,” he said.
