Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with officials responsible for European integration. The participants identified three key priorities in Ukraine’s work with the European Union.
According to the president, Ukraine has already opened two clusters in its EU accession negotiations this year and is preparing to open four more.
Zelenskyy stressed that the Ukrainian side had completed everything necessary for a positive decision.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vsevolod Chentsov, and Deputy Heads of the Presidential Office Sergiy Kyslytsya and Ihor Zhovkva.
Zelenskyy named Ukraine’s full membership in the European Union as the first priority. He said this was not only a political and economic task, but also a security objective for both Ukraine and the EU.
The president noted that Ukraine’s membership should eliminate the geopolitical uncertainty that Russia had exploited for decades to destabilize both Ukraine and the European Union.
“Together with Ukraine’s strength, the European Union gains the necessary security capabilities, allowing it to reinforce the European component of the Euro-Atlantic community,” Zelenskyy said.
The second priority is to maximize Ukraine’s sectoral integration into the EU now. The president stressed that Ukraine should be regarded as an integral part of established European processes.
Zelenskyy named securing the necessary support packages for the winter as the third priority. According to him, relations with Brussels, European institutions, national capitals and local communities across Europe should result in practical decisions that help protect lives in Ukraine.
“I expect results,” the president concluded.
