Ukraine is ready for talks with the EU on full membership – Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is ready to negotiate full membership with the European Union.
He said this at a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada.
– “Ukraine has received the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union. This year we have to open a dialog on full membership. Ukraine is ready for this,” the President emphasized.
He also noted that Ukraine’s accession to NATO would be a signal that the Alliance is capable of defending.
– “Ukraine’s accession to NATO will be a powerful signal to the world that this is an Alliance that protects and defends, and this is an Alliance that has the experience of winners and the moral superiority of winners, winners in a completely fair defense,” the statement reads.
According to the President, NATO will guarantee security for Ukraine, and the Ukrainian defense and security forces will guarantee security and protection for other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
At the same time, Zelenskyy emphasized that in order for this to become a reality, “all our partners in the Alliance must stop looking back to the Kremlin when making their important decisions.”
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy named five main guidelines for Ukraine’s doctrine.
