Zelenskyy calls on EU to deliver one of its strongest responses to Russia’s strikes on Ukraine
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (flickr by president_of_ukraine)
"We believe that one of the strongest responses Europe can give to Russia's attacks and constant acts of aggression is to accelerate our accession process, to accelerate the opening of clusters," the president said.
According to him, there is often a perception that Ukraine has to fight harder than other countries to make progress on the path toward the European Union.
"Ukraine has earned the right to move faster. And that is exactly the political decision Europe needs today. We are ready for the opening of all the clusters. We have done our work. Everyone in Europe knows this," Zelenskyy added.
He called for moving forward with the opening of clusters — five remain after today’s opening of the first one.
Opening of the first cluster
On June 15, the European Union opened the first negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova, which covers discussions on the core values and principles on which the bloc is built.
This includes the rule of law, democratic institutions, and more.
The first cluster was opened during an intergovernmental conference in Brussels.
More details on what this means and what Ukraine’s path to EU membership will look like after this can be found in the RBC-Ukraine report.
