Russia-Ukraine Battle: The European Council is to fulfill June 23-Twenty fourth.
Ukraine has accomplished a questionnaire which can type a place to begin for the European Union to resolve on membership for Kyiv, Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s workplace, mentioned.
European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen handed the questionnaire to Zelensky throughout her go to to Kyiv on April eighth, pledging a speedier begin to Ukraine’s bid to turn out to be a member of the EU following Russia’s invasion of the nation.
“At present, I can say that the doc has been accomplished by the Ukrainian aspect,” Zhovkva informed the Ukrainian public broadcaster Sunday night.
The European Fee might want to difficulty a advice on Ukraine’s compliance with the required membership standards, he added.
“We anticipate the advice … to be constructive, after which the ball might be on the aspect of the EU member states.”
Zhovkva added that Ukraine expects to accumulate the standing of a candidate nation for EU accession in June throughout a scheduled assembly of the European Council assembly.
The European Council is to fulfill June 23-Twenty fourth, in keeping with the Council’s schedule on its web site.
“Subsequent, we might want to begin accession talks. And as soon as we maintain these talks, we will already discuss Ukraine’s full membership within the EU,” Zhovkva mentioned.
(Reporting in Melbourne by by Lidia Kelly; Modifying by Stephen Coates)
