The EU leader declared that “the EU and Ukraine are a family”.
Despite the Kremlin’s threats, the European Union will not stop supporting Ukraine, and Ukraine will become a member of the European Union, said Charles Michel, President of the European Council, on Friday in Kiev, at the press conference after the EU-Ukraine summit.
“The Kremlin did not scare us, because the European Union and Ukraine are one family”
– Yevropejska Pravda news portal quoted the EU leader.
“Ukrainians chose freedom, democracy and the rule of law”
“Obviously, Ukrainians have chosen freedom, democracy and the rule of law. Your future is with us in the common European Union. Your fate is ours.”Michel insisted.
The tenth sanctions package is being prepared
Ursula von der Leyen announced at the press conference on Friday that
First of all, the European Union allocates 1 billion euros to Ukraine for the speedy repair of the damage caused by Russian aggression.
He stated that within the framework of the tenth package of sanctions against Russia, the size of the restrictions will be 10 billion euros. He repeatedly indicated that the EU is expected to accept this sanctions package by February 24.
Ukrainian forces will not leave Bahamut
Zelensky said at the press conference that the Ukrainian forces will not leave the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. “Nobody gives up on Bahamut. We will fight as long as we can.” said the head of state. In response to a question, he expressed his belief that the Ukrainian army can repel Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine until the forces fighting there are reinforced with weapons from partner countries.
According to the Ukrainian intelligence and military, pressure will increase in the eastern part of our state.
Russia wants revenge. And they want revenge exactly where they need it most.
Our job is not to give them that chance (…) I think we have a chance.” Zelensky explained.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, arrived Thursday for a two-day visit to the Ukrainian capital with a delegation of 15 EU commissioners, including the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and Commissioner for Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi. . Charles Michel, President of the European Council, joined the delegation on Friday. On Thursday, EU leaders held a joint meeting with the Ukrainian government and President Volodymyr Zelensky, and on Friday they discussed within the framework of a summit meeting, the main topic of which was the progress made by Ukraine as a candidate for EU membership. In meeting the requirements for accession to the European Union, as well as possible responses to Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine receives provisional assessment of EU candidate status
According to the final document of the summit, Brussels agreed to receive an interim assessment of Ukraine’s fulfillment of the criteria for granting candidate status, Yvrobeska Pravda reported. The news portal added that the European Union had previously insisted that the assessment to be given to Ukraine would not be published until the fall. However, Kiev noted that without an official EU document containing an assessment of implementation and a description of the problems, Ukraine cannot “corrective action” which threatened not to start accession negotiations in 2023. The decision reached at the summit solves this problem: the EU agreed to verbal meaning Put it on paper and officially hand it over to Ukraine in the spring.
(MTI)
Editorial photo: HANDOUT/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AFP
***
Can Ukraine become a member of the European Union within two years?
***
