Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, addressing the EU intergovernmental conference, stated that Ukraine has earned the right to an accelerated accession process to the bloc. According to him, Kyiv is already fully prepared to open all negotiation clusters necessary for integration.
Political Response to Aggression
The main argument of the Ukrainian leader is that accelerating negotiations is a powerful response from Europe to Russian attacks. "We believe that one of the strongest responses Europe can give to Russian attacks and constant acts of aggression is to accelerate our accession process, to accelerate the opening of clusters," Zelensky noted.
He emphasized that there is often an impression that Ukraine has to make more efforts to advance on the path to the EU than other states. The President believes that a political decision is now needed to allow Ukraine to move faster, as the country has already done the necessary work.
Situation with Negotiation Clusters
On June 15 in Brussels, the first negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova was opened at the intergovernmental conference. This stage involves discussing the fundamental values and principles on which the European Union is based, including the rule of law and democratic institutions.
Zelensky urged his colleagues to move forward. At the moment, after the opening of the first block, there are still five clusters left that need to be activated to continue the full dialogue on accession.