In addition to the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukraine’s European Union membership is also on the world’s agenda. Finally, there has been an important development regarding Ukraine’s EU membership. A joint press conference was held after the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskiy met with the President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev.
THE FIRST STEP OF ENTRY TO THE EU… DELIVERED
Von der Leyen handed President Zelenskiy a questionnaire full of questions to be answered, which is the first step towards entry into the European Union. Zelenskiy announced that he would fill out the questionnaire and return it within a week.
“LANDS WILL RETURN BUT DEATH PEOPLE WILL NOT RETURN”
Referring to the civilians who lost their lives at the press conference, President Zelenskiy said, “I thank you for the financial assistance. Our state is in financial difficulty due to the Russian attacks. We also thank the arms aid. I thank the European Union for the fifth sanction package. The Russians are ours. took our people and our lands. Our lands will return, but the people will not. The sanctions must continue to increase. We did not come to the territory of Russia to fight, we did not kill innocent people. We did not send missiles from Belarus. We want to live on our own land. Our relations with the European Union have become very good due to the war. “And the war united the whole world. The peoples of other countries united, took to the streets and supported Ukraine. This aggressive policy of Russia against the Ukrainian people must be defeated,” he said.
“UKRAINE MUST BE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION”
Referring to the difficult situation in the Russian economy, Ursula von Der Leyen said, “I offer my condolences to the families of those who died at the train station in Kramatorsk. I started the day in Bucha today. I want to tell you that the European Union is with you. We stand shoulder to shoulder with you. We will pressure them economically to pay heavily. This way they will rot. Russia’s exports decreased by 71 percent, inflation increased by 20 percent, 700 large companies left Russia, European Union members froze 225 billion dollars of Russia. 1 billion dollars to you. We provided financial assistance for the purchase of weapons. We take care of Ukrainian refugees until they return to their homes. We do our best to help Ukrainians live, study and health. We will also set up funds for assistance in the future. Ukraine must be in the European Union. To enter the European Union for you We are giving the questionnaire that includes the questions for you” and handed the questionnaire to Zelenskiy. (UAV)