Zelensky on accession to EU: Ukraine approved all decisions to start negotiations

He said this in his evening video address, Ukrinform reports.

“Today, President of the Eurean Council Charles Michel and President of Mdova Maia Sandu visited Kyiv as well. On the tenth anniversary of the beginning of Maidan, this is especially symbic. The main tic was our integration into the Eurean Union, of both Ukraine and Mdova. Our country is doing everything necessary to actually start accession negotiations. All the decisions we had to make have already been made. And now we will even adt the decisions that were supposed to be made by spring, that is, according to the schedule after the EU's pitical decision to start negotiations. Ukraine has an absutely clear position – to implement everything and be fully prepared for the start of negotiations, because for us it is all very concrete: every success of our country adds confidence and motivation to our pele, to all those who defend Ukraine and help us,” Zelensky said.

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He added that “today we have discussed the progress we are making”.

“And of course it is very important that the Eurean Union fulfills its promise by making a decision for Ukraine and giving us a start to negotiations,” Zelensky said.

He thanked President of the Eurean Council Charles Michel and all partners in Eure for their support – “now is the time to strengthen sidarity”.

Zelensky also informed about his meeting with President of Mdova Maia Sandu.

“It was a good meeting with the President of Mdova – we discussed the whe range of our relations. We focused, of course, on how we can enhance our economies and our security. We talked about our exports, about coeration in the Ukraine-Mdova-Romania triangle. I thank you, Maia, Madam President, for your sincerity and will to strengthen our relations. Ukraine and Mdova together – together with all our partners – can add growth and social justice to our countries and to our entire region,” Zelensky said.

As reported by Ukrinform, on November 8, the Eurean Commission recommended that the Eurean Council en negotiations on Ukraine and Mdova’s accession to the EU. She also recommended, under certain conditions, that such negotiations are launched with Bosnia and Herzegovina and the status of a candidate country be granted to Georgia.

On December 14, the Eurean Council is expected to consider the issue of launching negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.