Ukraine is expected to receive the “green light” for EU entry with its request for membership in the European Union being made at a time when, according to Ukrainian government officials, the “mother of battles” is placed in the industrial heart of the country.
Approval from European Union is expected to receive the Ukraine in the request of for integration today, which is expected to boost the country’s morale as Russian attacks continue to hit the eastern Donbass region.
Although the approval of the request of the Kiev government by the EU leaders, meeting in Brussels, is only the beginning of a process that will last for years, marks a huge geopolitical change and will anger Russia as it struggles to impose its power on Ukraine.
The coveted approval of the accession request, according to statements by Ukraine’s ambassador to the EU, Vsevolod Chechenov, is a message to Moscow that Ukraine, but also other countries from the former Soviet Union, can not belong to Russian spheres of influence.
According to Reuters, Friday marks four months since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, an action he calls “special military operation».
At the moment, the battlefield is shifting to the industrial heart of Ukraine and the strategically important twin cities of Severondoninsk and Luhansk, with the battle there entering a formidable climax, according to Volodymyr Zeljevich A. .
At the same time, in addition to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia are also seeking accession to the European Union, a scenario that, if realized, would mark the period of a particularly ambitious enlargement of the union, since its accession to the so-called Eastern Bloc after him Cold War.
Russia has long opposed closer ties between Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, and Western nations that make up the European Union and NATO’s military alliance.
Diplomats say Ukraine will need a decade or more to meet the criteria for EU membership. However, EU leaders say the bloc must make a gesture that acknowledges Ukraine’s sacrifice.
Ukraine’s move to join the EU is accompanied by requests from Sweden and Finland to join NATO in the wake of the Russian invasion – indications that the Kremlin’s military action has failed in its geopolitical goals.
The resolution
By 529 votes to 45, with 14 abstentions. the status of a candidate country for EU membership. They should do the same with Georgia as soon as its government succeeds in meeting the priorities set by the European Commission.
In the context of the brutal Russian war against Ukraine, this move would be tantamount to a show of leadership, determination and vision, MEPs say. They emphasize that there is no “fast track” for EU accession and that accession remains a meritocratic and structured process, which requires the EU accession criteria to be met and depends on the effective implementation of reforms.
Proud and dedicated members of the European family
Parliament called on the authorities of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia to “unequivocally demonstrate their political will to achieve the European aspirations of their peoples, significantly enhancing progress through substantive reforms in order to in the EU as soon as possible “.
Ukrainians, Moldovans and Georgians deserve to live in free, democratic and prosperous countries that are proud and committed members of the European family, according to Parliament, calling on the European Council to take an important first step towards meeting their legitimate expectations. citizens of these three countries.
The resolution emphasizes that there is no alternative to enlargement, which is “more than ever a geostrategic investment” for a stable, strong and united EU. of the Union itself in political and economic terms, but also in terms of security. MEPs are calling for the “reactivation” of the enlargement process and its unblocking in the Western Balkans.
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